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Measurement of Plasma Free Hemoglobin Using the Hemolysis Index of the Mindray BS‐800

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
The Mindray BS‐800 Hemolysis Index provides accurate and reliable measurement of plasma free hemoglobin. Offering an alternative to the Harboe reference method, this technique improves safety and turnaround time. It has strong potential to serve as a practical laboratory marker for accurately differentiating intravascular hemolysis from other causes of
Punchisa Viruttanachai, Nuttiruetai Chanpo, Anchalee Thedsawad, Janejira Kittivorapart, Theera Ruchutrakool, Chattree Hantaweepant   +5 more
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Low‐value glucose monitoring in noncritically ill hospitalized patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Inpatient routine point‐of‐care glucose (POC‐G) monitoring is common given association of persistent hyperglycemia with increase in morbidity and mortality. However, some patients receive frequent fingerstick testing without needing insulin to reach glycemic targets.
Niloofar Latifi, Nestoras Mathioudakis, Mohammed S. Abusamaan, Megan M. Tschudy, Jianqiao Ma, Sarah Olson, Terra M. M. Jouaneh, Angie Yang, Daniel J. Brotman   +8 more
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Gamma‐glutamyltransferase and immunoglobulin G in intestinal maturation: Pilot study in preterm and term infants and the influence of breast milk

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Gamma‐glutamyltransferase (γGT), a key enzyme in glutathione metabolism, is abundant in colostrum and may indicate neonatal gastrointestinal maturation, although normative serum values and associations with breast milk intake remain unclear, particularly in preterm infants.
Johanna Jakobs, Teresa Riedl‐Seifert, Franziska Jakobs, Markus Waitz, Andreas Jenke   +4 more
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Assessment of blood collection competency in phlebotomists: a survey study

Türk Biyokimya Dergisi
Blood collection, one of the most frequently performed procedures in healthcare settings. The study aimed to develop a scale for phlebotomy procedures based on national phlebotomy guidelines and to assess the tendencies of phlebotomy personnel in certain
Coşkun Cihan, Gümüş Alper, Uçar Kamil Taha, Düz Muhammet Emin, Yeşil Beyazıt Semih, Özkan Asibe, Çiftçi Karan Eda   +6 more
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A Study of Indications, Clinical Applications, and Effects of Therapeutic Phlebotomy at a Tertiary Care Hospital Navi Mumbai

Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
Background and Objectives: The removal of blood from the body is known as phlebotomy, venesection, or bloodletting. Therapeutic phlebotomy is the preferred treatment for blood disorders where removing red blood cells or serum iron is the most effective ...
Sonal Suresh Gupta, Shweta Wasudeo Dhote, Shubhangi Lad, Damayanti Radhashyam Dey   +3 more
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Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) Disorders: An Update on Emerging Treatments

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) is a heterogeneous group of heritable, mostly recessive, progressive neurodegenerative diseases characterized by iron deposition in the basal ganglia and brainstem. There are no solid global epidemiological data on prevalence and incidence of NBIA subtypes, but registry data and ...
Susanne A. Schneider, Divyani Garg, Vassilena Iankova, Thomas Klopstock   +3 more
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Diagnosis and Management of Prenatal Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) is a severe hemolytic anemia caused by variants in SPTA1, SPTB, and EPB41. These weaken horizontal interactions in the erythrocyte cytoskeleton, causing membrane fragmentation and splenic sequestration. It will readily cause fetal anemia and often hydrops fetalis. Prenatal diagnosis requires first ruling out
Connor Hartzell, Samantha Stover, Nora Gibson, Timothy Olson, James Connelly, Matthew Grace, Jennifer Andrews   +6 more
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Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2016
Kyung Hee Kim,1 Ki Young Oh,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea Abstract: Phlebotomy is
Kim KH, Oh KY
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Effect of Therapeutic Phlebotomy on the Haematological Parameters in Polycythaemia Cases: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Blood Centre in Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Therapeutic phlebotomy involves the controlled removal of blood from a patient to reduce complications in polycythemia, in which 300 to 400 mL of blood is removed.
Padmini Chitradurga Vijayasarathy, Haroon Adoni, Brilsee Simeon   +2 more
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Virtual Care of Acute Diverticulitis: A Phase I/II Randomised Clinical Feasibility Trial

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Virtual care for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis appears feasible, safe and acceptable, with potential advantages over inpatient care, including superior patient‐reported experience. ABSTRACT Background Acute uncomplicated diverticulitis is commonly managed in hospital in Australia.
Phillip F. Yang, Philip Hay, Owen R. Hutchings, Rebecca A. Davis, Miranda Shaw, Shanmugam S. Somasundaram, Michael J. Solomon, Peter J. Lee, Kate E. McBride, Daniel Steffens, Kheng‐Seong Ng   +10 more
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