Bone marrow aspiration technique has deteriorated in recent years

The Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Diagnosis of Bone Marrow Metastases

Background: Bone marrow is the site of many malignant disorders and it is one of the common places for solid tumors to metastasize. Examination of the bone marrow aspirate and biopsy is a routine procedure performed for assessment of various conditions such as cytopenias, hematologic neoplasms, nonmalignant disorders and metastatic neoplasms. Methods: The patients were referred to the Hema...

The technique of bone marrow aspiration in children.

Bone marrow aspiration has now been an established procedure in haematology for close on 50 years (Pianese, 1905), but it has been only during the last two decades, following the studies of Kato (1937), Vogel and Bassen (1939), and Diwany (1940), that a study of bone marrow has become routine procedure in the diagnosis of an increasing variety of diseases in children. The aim of this communicat...

A new bone marrow aspiration needle to overcome the sampling errors inherent in the technique of bone marrow aspiration.

Leaders Bone marrow aspiration

Bone marrow aspiration biopsies are carried out principally to permit cytological assessment but also for immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, molecular genetic, and other specialised investigations. Often, a trephine biopsy is carried out as part of the same procedure. Bone marrow aspirations should be carried out by trained individuals who are aware of the indications, contraindications, and hazard...

Effect of Distraction Technique and Hypnosis in Pain of Bone Marrow Aspiration in Children: a Narrative Review

BackgroundThe present review study provides specific evidence to assess the impact of distraction techniques and hypnosis on the pain of bone marrow aspiration in children.Materials and MethodsThis review study aimed to determine the effects of distraction techniques and hypnosis on the controlling pain of bone marrow aspiration in children. Internal databases (SID, Magiran, IranMedex and Irand...