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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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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, Maverick Chan, Olga Levi, Lauren Clarfield, Drake Yip, Orla Smith, Jan O Friedrich, Lisa K Hicks   +7 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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Status of phlebotomy tube utilization at a major medical center. Are we using too many phlebotomy tubes?

Heliyon, 2023
Background and objectives: Overutilization of phlebotomy tubes at healthcare facilities leads to iatrogenic anemia, patient dissatisfaction, and increase in operational costs.
Xincen Duan, Wenqi Shao, Wenhai Jiang, Xiao Tan, Jing Zhu, Jing Yang, Yin Zhao, Chunyan Zhang, Qian Yu, Yihui Yang, Jiaye Zhou, Baishen Pan, Beili Wang, Wei Guo   +13 more
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Assessment of phlebotomy errors by direct observation of sample collection procedure in a NABL Accredited Hospital: An Observational study [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Preanalytical phase is largely dependent on phlebotomist. The most frequently encountered preanalytical errors are hemolysis, incorrect patient identification, clotted specimens and insufficient sample volume.
Kavita Aggarwal, Sumit Jhajharia, Viyatprajna Acharya, Tapaswini Pradhan, Rik Swarnakar, Sri Krushna Mahapatra   +5 more
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Push-button Phlebotomy [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry, 2016
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Vikram S, Kumar, Molly, Webster
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