Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American College of Surgeons

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article	traffic in January 2013	sources cited	change summary
American College of Surgeons	1943
Axillary lymph nodes	10850	1	axillary lymph node dissection should only be performed after first attempting sentinel node biopsy
Lymphadenectomy	3427	1	axillary lymph node dissection should only be performed after first attempting sentinel node biopsy
Cancer staging	63451	1
Sentinel lymph node	9200	1
Breast cancer classification	9230	1
Lymphedema	35157	1
Breast-conserving surgery	1312	1	breast-conserving surgery and chemotherapy may be indicated if one or two sentinel lymph nodes are found to have cancer which is not extensive... lymphadenectomy as further evaluation is not indicated"
Whole-breast radiation	0	1
Full-body CT scan	5800	2	Full-body CT scans are not indicated in patients with minor or single system trauma, and should be avoided in such patients
Polytrauma	3988	2
Ionizing radiation	49300	2
Colorectal cancer	100433	3
Life expectancy	105478	4
Colonoscopy	106534	4
Cancer screening	4270	4
Surgery	58410	4
Chest radiograph	29043	4
Cardiopulmonary disease	16	4
X-ray computed tomography	116006	5
Appendicitis	148905	5
Ultrasound	97671	5
Medical ultrasonography	40920	5

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References

American College of Surgeons (September 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American College of Surgeons, retrieved 2 January 2013, which cites

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