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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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Phlebotomy: A Profession in Transition [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 1996
Terri Yablonsky
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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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Ultrasound-guided phlebotomy in primary care for people who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Objectives Persons who inject drugs (PWID) commonly experience venous degradation as a complication of prolonged injection, which makes routine phlebotomy difficult.
Michael Huyck, Stockton Mayer, Sarah Messmer, Charles Yingling, Shirley Stephenson   +4 more
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Effects of phlebotomy on the growth of ferric nitrilotriacetate-induced renal cell carcinoma. [PDF]

, 2002
The ferric nitrilotriacetate-induced carcinogenesis model is unique in that reactive oxygen species-free radicals are involved in the carcinogenic process.
Fujisawa, Masayoshi, Hida, Akira I, Hosako, Mutsumi, Kamekawa, Mika, Mizote, Akiko, Okada, Shigeru   +5 more
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Feline primary erythrocytosis: a multicentre case series of 18 cats [PDF]

, 2018
A retrospective multicentre case series of feline primary erythrocytosis (PE) was evaluated. The aim was to gain better understanding of disease presentation and progression to guide management and prognostication. Case records were assessed for evidence
Balazs Szladovits, Barbara Glanemann, Hannah Darcy, Isuru Gajanayake, Katherine Simpson, Mayank Seth, McLornan D, Yvonne McGrotty   +7 more
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