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A randomized controlled study on the clinical application of ‘Flying Needle’ painless phlebotomy technology [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Venipuncture-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, Yuning Lin, Songping Chen, Kaili Zhang, Peijie Xu, Xiaomei Feng, Fanglin Liu, Xinyi Zhi, Zhongying Zhang   +8 more
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Patient harm associated with serial phlebotomy and blood waste in the intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study

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, Lauren Clarfield, Jan O Friedrich   +2 more
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Rheopheresis, but Not Phlebotomy, Improves Cerebral Vascular Response to Hypercapnia and Neuronal Activation [PDF]

Biomedicines
Background/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, Szonja Krisztina Rab-Bábel, Ádám Varga, Ádám Attila Mátrai, Kristóf Gál, Pál Soltész, Norbert Németh, László Oláh   +7 more
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Old Therapy, New Questions: Rethinking Phlebotomy in a Pharmacologic Landscape [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals
Therapeutic phlebotomy remains a key intervention in the management of erythrocytosis and iron overload disorders, particularly polycythemia vera (PV) and hereditary hemochromatosis.
Andrea Duminuco, Patrick Harrington, Vittorio Del Fabro, Elvira Scalisi, Gabriella Santuccio, Annalisa Santisi, Arianna Sbriglione, Bruno Garibaldi, Uros Markovic, Francesco Di Raimondo, Giuseppe Alberto Palumbo, Novella Pugliese, Calogero Vetro   +12 more
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Phlebotomy Staffing [PDF]

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Context.— Laboratory directors are tasked with staffing laboratories in a manner that provides adequate services and maintains economic sustainability. Objective.— To determine the national normative rates of phlebotomy staffing and the types of ...
David A, Novis, Thomas, Long, Barbara, Blond, Joseph, Tworek, Michael L, Talbert   +4 more
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Iatrogenic blood loss in critical care: A prospective observational study conducted at Universitas Academic Hospital in the Free State Province, South Africa

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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Hydralazine Associated With Reduced Therapeutic Phlebotomy Frequency in a Nationwide Cohort Study: Real-World Effectiveness for Drug Repurposing

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Therapeutic phlebotomy, known as scheduled bloodletting, has been the main method for managing erythrocytosis symptoms and thrombocytosis-associated complications in various blood disorders.
Wei-Zhi Lin, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chia-Yang Shaiu, Chia-Yang Shaiu, Bing-Heng Yang, Bing-Heng Yang, Wu-Chien Chien, Wu-Chien Chien, Wu-Chien Chien, Wu-Chien Chien   +11 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, Ashley M. Cunningham, Kenneth Hennrick, Karen A. Schaser, Eliot C. Williams, William Nicholas Rose   +5 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, Molnar Anca Alexandra, Mănescu Ion Bogdan   +2 more
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Association of Phlebotomy on Blood Product Transfusion Requirements During Liver Transplantation: An Observational Cohort Study on 1000 Cases

Transplantation Direct, 2022
Background. During the past 2 decades, transfusion requirements have decreased drastically during orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), and transfusion-free transplantation is nowadays increasingly common.
Luc Massicotte, MD, Zoltan Hevesi, MD, Cédrick Zaouter, MD, Lynda Thibeault, MD, Pierre Karakiewicz, MD, Louise Roy, MD, André Roy, MD   +6 more
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