This unique new book will evaluate the existing best evidence for treatment of the hematological disorders, both malignant and benign. Experts in the specialty with a true understanding of evidence-based medicine will provide comprehensive reviews accompanied by clinical commentaries and recommendations on thebest treatment regimes to adopt for the individual patient. In todays climateof decision making based on both economic and health policy issues, the use of evidence to support practice has become a requisite throughout the health professions. This book will provide hematologists with the tools to practice according to these demands while serving their patients by acting on the best evidence. INDICE: .About the Contributors.Preface.Part I: A Guide to the Evidence.1.Rating the quality of evidence and making recommendations: a guide to the spectrum of clinical trials research: Martin Stanulla, Jan L. Brozek, Holger Schünemann, Gordon Guyatt.2. An overview of systematic reviews: Martin Prins, Arina ten Cate, Pieter Lefferts.3. Interpreting results of clinical research: Marcello Di Nisio, Harry Büller, Patrick Bossuyt.4. Finding the evidence: Cindy Walker-Dilks, K. Ann McKibbon, R. Brian Haynes.5. Applying EBM in clinical practice: A. Squizzato, W. Ageno, D. Imberti.6. Using evidence to guide the diagnosis of disease: Lucas Bachmann, Holger Schünemann.Part II: Hemostasis and Thrombosis.7. Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: Lori-Ann Linkins.8. Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Vic Tapson.9. Initial Therapy of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: Sam Schulman.10. Long-term Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism: Clive Kearon.11. Thrombolytic Therapy for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: Simon J McRae, John Eikelboom.12. Inferior Vena Cava Interruption: Michael Streif, Christine L. Hann.13. Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy: Wee-Shian Chan.14. Pediatric Thrombosis: Anthony Chan, Paul Monagle.15. Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients who Require: Temporary Interruption of Warfarin for Surgery: James Douketis, Scott Kaatz.16. Evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Brian Boulmay, Craig Kitchens.17. Diagnosis and Management of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Julia Anderson.18. Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary Bleeding Disorders: Including Congenital/Acquired Platelet Function Disorders: Nigel Key, Alice Ma.19. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Bleeding Disorders: Vitamin K Antagonists: Miguel A. Escobar.20. Diagnosis and Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Theodore E. Warkentin, Andreas Greinacher.21. Management of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: Wendy Lim, Mark Crowther.Part III: Benign Hematologic Disorders.22. Clinical Questions in iron overload: Antonello Pietrangelo, Nicola Magrini.23. Aplastic Anemia: Shivani Srivastava, Richard W. Childs.24. Acquired Anemias: Iron Deficiency, Cobalamin Deficiency, and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Marc S Zumberg, Marc Kahn.25. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura: James N. George, Sara K. Vesely, George R. Buchanan.26. Neutropenia: David C. Dale.27. Hypereosinophilia: primary and secondary: Michael Goldman, Florence Roufosse, Elie Cougan.28. Porphyrias: Gagan Sood,Karl E. Anderson.29. Membrane and Enzyme Abnormalities of the Erythrocyte: Patrick G. Gallagher, Ernest Beutler.30. Sickle cell disease: Richard Lottenberg, Sally Davies.31. Evidence-based treatment of thalassemia major: Issac Odame,Deborah Rund.Part IV: Malignant Hematologic Disorders.32. Acute LymphoblasticLeukemia in Adults: Stephen Couban, Andrea Kew.33. Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia in Adults: Richard Larson, Cara Rosenbaum.34. Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults: Postremission Therapy: Richard Larson, Cara Rosenbaum.35. Current Areas ofControversy in the Treatment of Patients: With Newly-Diagnosed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: S. Martin, TallmanAbutalib.36. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Bruce D. Cheson.37. Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia: Irwin Walker.38. Burkitt's Lymphoma: David J. Straus, John Gerecitano.39. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Tamara Shenkier.40. Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: Michael Crump.41. Follicular Lymphoma: Kevin Imrie, Matthew Cheung.42. Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: John Sweetenham, Tyler Kang.43. Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Tom Kouroukis.44. Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma: Kerry Savage.45. Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: Ralph Meyer.46. Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: Jonathan Friedberg, BrandonMcMahon.47. Essential Thrombocythemia: Tiziano Barbui, Guido Finazzi, Giovanni Barosi.48. Management of Patients with Polycythemia Vera: Guido Finazzi, Tiziano Barbui, Roberto Marchioli.49. Multiple Myeloma: Keith Stewart, Michael Sebag.50. Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia: Christine Chen.51. Use of Hematopoietic Growth Factors for Hematologic Malignancies: Charles Bennett, Ambuj Kumar, Heloisa P. Soares, Benjamin Djulbegovic.Index......
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5747-6
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 23/06/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés