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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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The effect of therapeutic phlebotomy for hemochromatosis on non-suicidal self-injury: A case report

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Self-phlebotomy has been described as a form of non-suicidal self-injury. However, a relationship between non-suicidal self-injury and therapeutic phlebotomy for hemochromatosis has not previously been described. Case presentation: We present
Khanna, R, Newham, BJC
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Testosterone therapy-induced erythrocytosis: can phlebotomy be justified?

Endocrine Connections
Erythrocytosis, or elevated hematocrit, is a common side effect of testosterone therapy (TTh) in male hypogonadism. Testosterone stimulates erythropoiesis through an initial rise in erythropoietin (EPO), the establishment of a new EPO/hemoglobin ‘set ...
Peter Bond, Tijs Verdegaal, Diederik L Smit   +2 more
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Fear of Phlebotomy or Blood Drawing Survey

, 2023
To develop a scale for phlebotomy or blood ...
Xiao Xue Zeng (14655689)
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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
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A novel multimodal approach for the assessment of phlebotomy performance in nurses

, 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.
Mănescu Ion Bogdan, Oprea Oana Roxana, Molnar Anca Alexandra   +2 more
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Effects of iron chelation therapy on the clinical course of aceruloplasminemia: an analysis of aggregated case reports

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Background Aceruloplasminemia is a rare genetic iron overload disorder, characterized by progressive neurological manifestations. The effects of iron chelation on neurological outcomes have only been described in case studies, and are inconsistent ...
Lena H. P. Vroegindeweij, Agnita J. W. Boon, J. H. Paul Wilson, Janneke G. Langendonk   +3 more
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Identification of novel UROS mutations in a patient with congenital erythropoietic porphyria and efficient treatment by phlebotomy

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2021
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is an autosomal recessive disorder of the heme biosynthetic pathway that is characterized by uroporphyrinogen III synthase (UROS) deficiency and the accumulation of non-physiological isomer I porphyrins.
Jean-Marc Blouin, Cécile Ged, Ganeko Bernardo-Seisdedos, Txomin Cabantous, Benoît Pinson, Antoine Poli, Hervé Puy, Oscar Millet, Laurent Gouya, Fanny Morice-Picard, Emmanuel Richard   +10 more
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Evaluation of Different Methods of Haemoglobin Estimation Among Malaria‐Infected Patients

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
This study compared haemoglobin concentrations measured with an automated Full Blood Count (Sysmex XN‐550) analyzer, the cyanmethemoglobin method, and a portable Hb meter (HemoCue Hb 301) in 100 patients with malaria. The three methods showed good agreement and broadly comparable measurements, though small systematic differences were observed.
Mina Ofosu, Jessica Ntiamoah, Patricia Sam Barko, Prince Elikem Torli   +3 more
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Therapeutic Phlebotomy Related to Polycythemia Vera and Hemochromatosis [PDF]

, 2012
This study looks at therapeutic phlebotomy as first-line treatment of blood disorders, including polycythemia vera and hemochromatosis.
Miller, Nathan, Neal, Emily, Cimo, Dylan
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