Increasing observation rates in low‐risk pediatric immune thrombocytopenia using a standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP®)

An observational approach is recommended in newly diagnosed children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) at low risk of bleeding; however, there is no standard definition of risk. A standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP^®), a modifiable practice guideline, was implemented and revised (SCAMP‐1 and SCAMP‐2) and applied to 71 newly diagnosed patients with ITP. The Buchanan and Adix bleeding score guided treatment and was modified by stratifying by low‐ and high‐risk grade 3 bleeding in SCAMP‐2. Observation rates increased from 40% to 74% from SCAMP‐1 to SCAMP‐2 (P < 0.05) with no bleeding complications. We propose a modified bleeding score that increased observation rates in low‐risk patients with ITP.