0 the process of making a hole or cut in a vein (= tube carrying blood in the body), for example in order to take blood from a patient --
Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy with a similar agent, deferoxamine, has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treat excess iron stores in people with haemochromatosis.
When a patient's hemoglobin is not sufficient for phlebotomy.
Phlebotomy is one form of treatment, which often may be combined with other therapies.
The area just superficial to the cubital fossa is often used for venous access (phlebotomy).
Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treat excess iron stores in people with haemochromatosis.
Such positions include offshore drilling platforms, phlebotomy, blood banks, research labs, educational fields, law enforcement and hospitals.
Therapeutic phlebotomy can be used to manage iron overload.
It has been observed that phlebotomy also improves cognitive impairment.
