Table 2

ASH 2014 Choosing Wisely® recommendations

RecommendationKey reference(s)
1. Do not treat with an anticoagulant for more than 3 months in a patient with a first VTE occurring in the setting of a major transient risk factor. 4-9 
2. Do not routinely transfuse patients with SCD for chronic anemia or uncomplicated pain crisis without an appropriate clinical indication. 15,16 
3. Do not perform baseline or routine surveillance CT scans in patients with asymptomatic, early-stage CLL. 19,20 
4. Do not test or treat for suspected HIT in patients with a low pretest probability of HIT. 28 
5. Do not treat patients with ITP in the absence of bleeding or a very low platelet count. 34 
RecommendationKey reference(s)
1. Do not treat with an anticoagulant for more than 3 months in a patient with a first VTE occurring in the setting of a major transient risk factor. 4-9 
2. Do not routinely transfuse patients with SCD for chronic anemia or uncomplicated pain crisis without an appropriate clinical indication. 15,16 
3. Do not perform baseline or routine surveillance CT scans in patients with asymptomatic, early-stage CLL. 19,20 
4. Do not test or treat for suspected HIT in patients with a low pretest probability of HIT. 28 
5. Do not treat patients with ITP in the absence of bleeding or a very low platelet count. 34 
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