Reducing Home Labs for Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors: Impact of a Novel Clinical Practice Guideline on Safety, Cost, and Quality of Life
Our findings indicate that there is a cohort of solid tumor diagnoses that do not require twice weekly bloodwork to monitor for transfusion needs. Implementation of a novel clinical practice guideline resulted in a safe reduction in labs leading to optimized resource utilization, decreased costs, and perceived improvement in quality of life.
Authors
- Catherine B. Wall
- Allison F. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-3870)
- R. Wayne Garland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-6391)
- J Macdonald
Institutions
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71269
- Primary Topic
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00