Management of primary immune thrombocytopenia, 2012: a survey of oklahoma hematologists-oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management options for patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) have increased, and treatment of patients with ITP has changed during the past 10 years.

Methods

To document current practice and to determine how current practice is related to recommendations of 2 recent practice guidelines for ITP, an International Consensus report and an American Society of Hematology (ASH) guideline, the authors surveyed practicing hematologists-oncologists in Oklahoma. Surveys were specific for children or adults. Each survey had 3 questions describing patients with a new diagnosis and patients who had not achieved remission with initial treatment. Questions were adapted from the clinical scenarios of the ASH guideline.

Results

Twelve (92%) Oklahoma pediatric h

SUBMITTER: Lu KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3681891 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature