phlebotomy
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Introduction
Withdrawing of blood from an individual.
Indications
- laboratory analysis
- obtaining blood products
- excessive hemoglobin/hematocrit with resultant hyperviscosity
Procedure
- adequate preparation of the skin
- venous blood from peripheral vein
- arterial blood
- capillary blood from fingerstick
- push-button device collects 100 uL of blood from upper arm
Complications
- pain, discomfort
- bleeding
- infection
- hematoma
- pathergy (formation of sterile pustules at sites of venipuncture)
- anemia from excessive diagnostic phlebotomy[1][2]
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salisbury AC et al Diagnostic Blood Loss From Phlebotomy and Hospital-Acquired Anemia During Acute Myocardial Infarction Arch Intern Med. Published online August 8, 2011 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21824940 <Internet> http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archinternmed.2011.361
Rennke S and Fang MC Hazards of Hospitalization Comment on "Diagnostic Blood Loss From Phlebotomy and Hospital-Acquired Anemia During Acute Myocardial Infarction" Arch Intern Med. Published online August 8, 2011 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21824939 <Internet> http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archinternmed.2011.335 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Koch CG et al Contemporary Bloodletting in Cardiac Surgical Care. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Jan 9, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25583464 <Internet> http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2814%2901951-1/abstract
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monaco K FDA Clears 'Painless' Blood Draw. MedPage Today. Feb 27, 2017 http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/63431