Heliyon, 2023 Background and objectives: Overutilization of phlebotomy tubes at healthcare facilities leads to iatrogenic anemia, patient dissatisfaction, and increase in operational costs.
Wenqi Shao, Yihui Yang, Baishen Pan
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundIntensive care unit (ICU) patients are at high risk of anemia, and phlebotomy is a potentially modifiable source of blood loss. Our objective was to quantify daily phlebotomy volume for ICU patients, including blood discarded as waste during ...
Thomas Bodley +2 more
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Old Therapy, New Questions: Rethinking Phlebotomy in a Pharmacologic Landscape [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsTherapeutic phlebotomy remains a key intervention in the management of erythrocytosis and iron overload disorders, particularly polycythemia vera (PV) and hereditary hemochromatosis.
Andrea Duminuco +12 more
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Unexplained Hematocrit Increase after Therapeutic Phlebotomy in a Patient with Marked Erythrocytosis
Case Reports in Hematology, 2022 We report a patient with hereditary erythrocytosis who underwent a therapeutic phlebotomy and had a post-phlebotomy hematocrit that was higher than the pre-phlebotomy hematocrit. We could not discern a reason for this hematocrit increase after phlebotomy.
Rushad Machhi +5 more
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A randomized controlled study on the clinical application of ‘Flying Needle’ painless phlebotomy technology [PDF]
Scientific ReportsVenipuncture-related pain and needle fear can reduce patient cooperation and worsen the phlebotomy experience. This study was a comparative study conducted on 600 outpatients of Xiamen Humanity Hospital from September to December 2022, aiming to explore ...
Rongfang Zhang +8 more
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A novel multimodal approach for the assessment of phlebotomy performance in nurses
Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Phlebotomy is presumably the most challenging preanalytical aspect in laboratory medicine. In Europe, inpatient phlebotomy is performed by nurses in 45–60 % of cases. We aimed to develop and test a novel phlebotomy assessment tool for nurses.
Oprea Oana Roxana +2 more
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Rheopheresis, but Not Phlebotomy, Improves Cerebral Vascular Response to Hypercapnia and Neuronal Activation [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground/Objectives: Several therapeutic approaches, including phlebotomy and rheopheresis, are used to improve hemorheological parameters. While the effects of phlebotomy on cerebral circulation have been described, the impact of rheopheresis on ...
Dóra Sulina +7 more
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Effect of nurse-led phlebotomy on iron stores, insulin resistance, and blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Lowering bodily iron stores through phlebotomy is a nursing-led procedure widely used to treat and manage hemochromatosis and polycythemia.
Diego Mora-Gonzalez +6 more
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Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy
Journal of Blood Medicine, 2016 Kyung Hee Kim,1 Ki Young Oh,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea Abstract: Phlebotomy is
Kim KH, Oh KY
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Nine treatments of 1000 mL therapeutic phlebotomy in a subject with polycythemia: A case report
Physiological ReportsLarge‐volume therapeutic phlebotomy is the mainstay of hemochromatosis treatment and offers an opportunity to investigate the hemodynamic changes during acute hypovolemia. An otherwise healthy 64‐year‐old male with hemochromatosis participated.
William J. Morton +5 more
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