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
The sample was stratified by age and rural-urban environment, and informed consent obtained to take blood specimens from subjects attending phlebotomy centres.
All visits were conducted by research staff with phlebotomy certification and fluent in the preferred language of the household.
Content analysis of free text comments indicated that patients appreciated the speed and convenience of a one-step clinic, receiving immediate results and printed dosage instructions and avoiding phlebotomy.
Near-patient testing—including phlebotomy—in general practice depends on ensuring that there are enough doctors with the right support.
They range from direct patient care to technical support in radiography and phlebotomy to clerical duties and housekeeping duties on hospital wards.
The process has similar risks to other forms of phlebotomy.
Bookmobiles feature interior shelving for books and library equipment; bloodmobiles feature mobile phlebotomy stations and blood storage.
It has been observed that phlebotomy also improves cognitive impairment.
