Are we causing anemia by ordering unnecessary blood tests?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Jul;83(7):496-7. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15108.

Authors

Carlo Lutz¹, Hyung J Cho^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA. E-mail: carlo.lutz.jacobi.em@gmail.com.
² Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Division of Hospital Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
³ Assistant Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 27399860
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15108

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anemia / diagnosis
Anemia / etiology*
Anemia / prevention & control
Female
Hematologic Tests / adverse effects*
Humans
Unnecessary Procedures / adverse effects*