Patterns of Emergency Department Care for Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia in United States Children's Hospitals.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
We used the Pediatric Health Information Systems database to ascertain treatment patterns of immune thrombocytopenia across the US. Despite the recently published guidelines by the American Society of Hematology, most patients are still being hospitalized for immune thrombocytopenia, even in the absence of documented bleeding symptoms.
Medical subject headings
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Guideline Adherence
- Hospitals, Pediatric
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic