VISCERAL PHLEBOTOMY.

OSHA on phlebotomy disposal.

he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a safety and health information bulletin explaining its policy on the disposal of contaminated needles and blood tube holders following blood-drawing procedures. The bulletin is not a standard or regulation and creates no new legal obligations. Rather, it is advisory in nature and is intended to assist employers in providin...

Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy

Phlebotomy is the removal of blood from the body, and therapeutic phlebotomy is the preferred treatment for blood disorders in which the removal of red blood cells or serum iron is the most efficient method for managing the symptoms and complications. Therapeutic phlebotomy is currently indicated for the treatment of hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, porphyria cutanea tarda, sickle cell disea...

Therapeutic phlebotomy and specialized hemapheresis

The sixth comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of apheresis therapies by the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) recorded 60 disease conditions as Category I (apheresis as first-line therapy) or Category II (apheresis as second-line or adjuvant therapy) indications for therapeutic apheresis. Among these, 37 (62%) were indications for plasma exchange, consistent with prior surveys that found...

Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy Kyung

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Pain reduction during infant and pediatric phlebotomy.