Also known as blood drawing, blood specimen collection, blood draw, blood letting
Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm or hand, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood. The procedure itself is known as a venipuncture, which is also used for intravenous therapy. A person who performs a phlebotomy is called a phlebotomist, although most doctors, nurses, and other technicians can also carry out a phlebotomy. In contrast, phlebectomy is the removal of a vein.
Key facts
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- Phlebotomy
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- Students practising phlebotomy
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- D018962
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Research
9,693 papers- Phlebotomy Staffing.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2022
- Phlebotomy.Journal of perioperative practice · 2018
- [Phlebotomy-related complications. Introduction].Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology · 2007
- Phlebotomy, a bridge between laboratory and patient.Biochemia medica · 2016
- Pediatric phlebotomy.Pediatric pathology & laboratory medicine : journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology, affiliated with the International Paediatric Pathology Association · 1996
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