Meeting
Abstract Number: 222
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background : As part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of Hospital Medicine recommends against performing “repetitive complete blood count [CBC] and chemistry testing in the face of clinical and lab stability.” This recommendation stems from a body of research that shows that frequent or excessive phlebotomy can have negative consequences, including iatrogenic anemia, increased […]