Occurrence and Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Were Not Rare Events during Phlebotomy in Older Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2014 The use of phlebotomy is relatively common for ‘difficult-to-treat by antiviral therapies' hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients and for certain patients having chronic liver diseases with an iron overload of the liver.
Tatsuo Kanda +9 more
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Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy
Journal of Blood Medicine, 2016 Phlebotomy is the removal of blood from the body, and therapeutic phlebotomy is the preferred treatment for blood disorders in which the removal of red blood cells or serum iron is the most efficient method for managing the symptoms and complications. Therapeutic phlebotomy is currently indicated for the treatment of hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera,
Ki Young Oh, Kyung-Hee Kim
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Personnel’s Experiences of Phlebotomy Practices after Participating in an Educational Intervention Programme [PDF]
Nursing Research and Practice, 2014 Background. Blood specimen collection is a common procedure in health care, and the results from specimen analysis have essential influence on clinical decisions.
Karin Bölenius +2 more
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Testosterone therapy-induced erythrocytosis: can phlebotomy be justified? [PDF]
Endocrine ConnectionsErythrocytosis, or elevated hematocrit, is a common side effect of testosterone therapy (TTh) in male hypogonadism. Testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis through an initial rise in erythropoietin (EPO), the establishment of a new EPO/hemoglobin ‘set ...
Peter Bond +2 more
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Anemia, transfusion, and phlebotomy practices in critically ill patients with prolonged ICU length of stay: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2006 INTRODUCTION: Anemia among the critically ill has been described in patients with short to medium length of stay (LOS) in the intensive care unit (ICU), but it has not been described in long-stay ICU patients.
Chant, Clarence +2 more
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Phlebotomy and quality in the African laboratory
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2014 Phlebotomy, the act of drawing blood through venepuncture, is one of the most common medical procedures in healthcare, as well as being a basis for diagnosis and treatment. A review of the available research has highlighted the dearth of information on the phlebotomy practice in Africa. Several studies elsewhere have shown that the pre-analytical phase
Henry A. Mbah
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Exploring the experiences of hemochromatosis (HHC) patients who undergo therapeutic venesection at a blood collection agency [PDF]
Transfusion, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 531-538, March 2025.Abstract Background People with hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) require therapeutic phlebotomy on an ongoing basis. Little is known about the facilitators and barriers they experience in donating at a blood collection agency (BCA), nor how these impact their willingness to engage in an ongoing relationship with a BCA.
Rachel Thorpe +9 more
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Trypanophobia: Traumatic spondylolisthesis following phlebotomy – A case report [PDF]
Malaysian Family PhysicianInjuries to the cervical spine following phlebotomy have not been reported in the literature. Herein, we report the case of a 27-year-old lady with major depressive disorder and trypanophobia who experienced a syncopal episode during a blood test ...
Chitra Suluraju, Alidahani Mohamad Yusof
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Southern African Journal of Critical Care, 2022 Background. Prevention of iatrogenic blood loss is an essential component of patient blood management (PBM) in intensive care units (ICUs). The amount of iatrogenic blood loss from diagnostic phlebotomy in the ICUs at Universitas Academic Hospital, Free ...
J C Adams, C Barrett, M Spruyt
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