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Perceptions on the feasibility of decentralizing phlebotomy services in community anti-retroviral therapy group model in Lusaka, Zambia

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The focus of the community anti-retroviral therapy Group model is on drug refill, adherence and support groups. However, laboratory services are completely neglected in this model, and stable patient still have to go to the clinic for blood ...
Mpanji Siwingwa, Selestine H. Nzala, Bornwell Sikateyo, Wilbroad Mutale   +3 more
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Hyperviscosity syndrome revisited

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
Secondary erythrocytosis occurs in cyanotic heart disease as a physiological response to chronic hypoxia, and this leads to hyperviscosity and various complications of the same.
Debasree Gangopadhyay, Mahua Roy, Somrita Laha, Debabrata Nandi, Rhitajyoti Sengupta, Amitabha Chattopadhyay   +5 more
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Hepatocarcinoma with tumor thrombus occupying the right atrium and portal vein in a patient with hereditary hemochromatosis and liver cirrhosis [PDF]

, 2018
We present the case of a 46-year old patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis with MEDL-Score 16, and hepatocellular carcinoma invading the inferior vena cava and the right atrium.
Breaban, Iulia, Cozma, Angela, Fabian, Ovidiu, Mihailov, Anca, Muresan, Flaviu, Negrean, Vasile, Orasan, Olga Hilda, Sampelean, Dorel, Secara, Sorina Cezara, Stefan, Andreea Maria, Tarmure Sarlea, Simina, Urian, Laura   +11 more
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Outcome of phlebotomy for treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016
Background/Aims: No medications have been approved for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Lifestyle intervention is the mainstay for its treatment.
Veeravich Jaruvongvanich, Tanawan Riangwiwat, Anawin Sanguankeo, Sikarin Upala   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phlebotomy as the Backbone of the Laboratory [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 2013
In Pakistan, phlebotomy is the most underestimated procedure in laboratory medicine, although it is a complex process requiring knowledge and skill to perform. Most errors arise during this laborintensive, preanalytical phase. Lack of appropriate training can result in improper specimen collection, which can lead to serious complications, including ...
Usman Waheed, MPhil Biochem, Muhammad Asim Ansari, MSc Biochem, Hasan Abbas Zaheer   +4 more
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Comparing Venous vs. Capillary Blood Collection Methods for Proteomic Measurement in Peripheral Blood

PROTEOMICS – Clinical Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Capillary blood collection has a number of advantages over venous collection, especially in the context of increasing decentralized clinical trials and field‐based testing. No studies are available comparing venous versus capillary blood collection for proteomics measurement.
Mary Ni Lochlainn, Nathan J. Cheetham, Mario Falchi, Paolo Piazza, Claire J. Steves   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precision Dosing in Presence of Multiobjective Therapies by Integrating Reinforcement Learning and PK‐PD Models: Application to Givinostat Treatment of Polycythemia Vera

CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision dosing aims to optimize and customize pharmacological treatment at the individual level. The integration of pharmacometric models with Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms is currently under investigation to support the personalization of adaptive dosing therapies.
Alessandro De Carlo, Elena Maria Tosca, Paolo Magni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Effect of soap bubbles technique, coughing and distraction cards on reducing pain and anxiety during phlebotomy in children

Paediatric & Neonatal Pain, 2023
This study aims to compare three techniques (soap bubbles, distraction cards, coughing) to reduce pain and anxiety in children during phlebotomy and collection with the use of a control group.
Nükhet Balliel
doaj   +1 more source

Plasma Proteomic Signature as a Predictor of Age Advancement in People Living With HIV

Aging Cell, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2025.
We developed a prediction model of biological age based on 77 plasma proteins that were associated with chronological age in two independent cohorts of PLHIV and one cohort of people without HIV. PLHIV exhibited an increased age advancement that was positively associated with previous co‐infections and non‐AIDS‐related comorbidities, a higher ...
Adriana Navas, Vasiliki Matzaraki, Louise E. van Eekeren, Marc J. T. Blaauw, Albert L. Groenendijk, Wilhelm A. J. W. Vos, Maartje Jacobs‐Cleophas, Jéssica C. dos Santos, André J. A. M. van der Ven, Leo A. B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source