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Phlebotomy consent: ethical concerns
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2015Phlebotomy is one of the common invasive procedures carried out all round the globe. The practice of phlebotomy varies widely. In terms of the technique, the procedure may involve the use of a syringe or a vacutainer, and as for the technicians, some are not specifically trained to perform the procedure and others are qualified phlebotomists.
Chandrika Rao, Karuna Rameshkumar
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Large phlebotomy in variegate porphyria
Journal of Internal Medicine, 1997Harper P, Hybinette T, Thunell S (Porphyria Centre Sweden, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm and the Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital Kalmar, Sweden). Large phlebotomy in variegate porphyria (Case report). J Intern Med 1997; 242: 255–9.There are no reports on effects of large blood losses in acute hepatic porphyria. In the present study
Pauline Harper, T. Hybinette, S. Thunell
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A History of Phlebotomy Therapy for Hemochromatosis
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1991Hemochromatosis was recognized as an iron-storage disease for 50 years before it was proposed to treat it by removing hemoglobin. Davis and Arrowsmith are credited with the first report that demonstrated its value. Larger series have provided statistically valid evidence of improved quality of life and increased longevity.
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Who Needs a Therapeutic Phlebotomy?
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2010Many oncology practices treat patients with benign and malignant hematologic diagnoses. As a result, oncology nurses often are required to care for these patients. One common procedure nurses perform is therapeutic phlebotomy, where about 500 ml of blood is removed through a large-bore needle over 15-30 minutes.
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2009
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on therapeutic phlebotomy which involves the therapeutic removal of whole blood, in order to decrease abnormally elevated iron stores or red blood cell (RBC) mass. In patients with erythrocytosis, phlebotomy decreases the blood viscosity and improves cardiac hemodynamics, which improves oxygen delivery and ...
Lawrence B. Fialkow, Beth H. Shaz
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Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on therapeutic phlebotomy which involves the therapeutic removal of whole blood, in order to decrease abnormally elevated iron stores or red blood cell (RBC) mass. In patients with erythrocytosis, phlebotomy decreases the blood viscosity and improves cardiac hemodynamics, which improves oxygen delivery and ...
Lawrence B. Fialkow, Beth H. Shaz
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 1991
To the Editors: Krumholz and colleagues (1) recently reported no differences between "false-positive" blood cultures injected into the culture medium, using either the original phlebotomy needle or...
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To the Editors: Krumholz and colleagues (1) recently reported no differences between "false-positive" blood cultures injected into the culture medium, using either the original phlebotomy needle or...
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Nontraumatic Therapeutic Phlebotomy
Transfusion, 1977S. Thomson, Martin J. Inwood
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The Treatment of Hemochromatosis by Phlebotomy
Medical Clinics of North America, 1966Lewis R. Weintraub +2 more
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Considerations for phlebotomy training
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2007If I had a penny for every time I have heard the phrase ‘anyone can take blood’ I would be writing this from a private villa in the Bahamas sipping a pina colada! Meanwhile, back in the real world I am sat at my desk in Fordingbridge Doctors Surgery in Hampshire.
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