that there has been during the last few years a tendency to place a greater value on bleeding; second, that the indications for its use are vague and indefinite as now defined in the literature, and you may agree, third, that it is of the utmost importance that this procedure of recogniz...
Phlebotomy, known also as bloodletting or venesection, is a major therapeutic procedure that has been performed by physicians in various civilisations since antiquity up to the present1,2. In the past it was practised using cupping, lancets or by the application of leeches2. How do you perform...
Venesection is any procedure for cutting a vein, but usually refers to drawing blood. In developed countries, venesection is done...
Venesection procedure codes are recorded within inpatient episodes in the hospital electronic health record (EHR). This study aimed to use analysis of these episodes to stratify patients requiring the most urgent venesection.Methods Utilising a database of 540 patients with haemochromatosis, details ...
Venesection is a widely practised procedure, involving the removal of a unit of blood in order to treat haemochromatosis and polycythaemia. It is still well regarded due to a lack of better alternatives and a small side effect profile. At Barnet General Hospital, venesection has recently ...
From the very nature of the cases selected for this procedure ultimate recovery is not anticipated in a high proportion. Nevertheless, a survival of 45.4 per cent is reported in this group and an apparent prolongation of life claimed in an added 22.7 per cent (5 cases). The application of ...
The procedure showed in all patients an increase of oxygen tension and a decrease of carbonic gas tension in arterial blood. At the same time it was possible to demonstrate an improvement of red cell deformability and an increase of arterial flow velocity. Isovolumetric venesection is an ...
It is concluded that a simple venesection regimen without volume replacement is a safe procedure for improving blood rheology.doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1986.tb04090.xT. ChallonerDepartment of Neurology, St Mary's HospitalC. BriggsDepartment of Neurology, St Mary's HospitalM. W. Rampling...