Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy

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Tytuł:: Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy
Autorzy:: Kim KH
Oh KY
Temat:: Therapeutic phlebotomy
Hemochromatosis
Polycythemia
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
RC633-647.5
Źródło:: Journal of Blood Medicine, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 139-144 (2016)
Wydawca:: Dove Medical Press, 2016.
Rok publikacji:: 2016
Kolekcja:: LCC:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Typ dokumentu:: article
Opis pliku:: electronic resource
Język:: English
ISSN:: 1179-2736
Relacje:: https://www.dovepress.com/clinical-applications-of-therapeutic-phlebotomy-peer-reviewed-article-JBM; https://doaj.org/toc/1179-2736
Dostęp URL:: https://doaj.org/article/5fb16891c0c9462f833bca7535f927e1 Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
Numer akcesji:: edsdoj.5fb16891c0c9462f833bca7535f927e1
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Kyung Hee Kim,1 Ki Young Oh,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea Abstract: 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 disease, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with hyperferritinemia. This review discusses therapeutic phlebotomy and the related disorders and also offers guidelines for establishing a therapeutic phlebotomy program. Keywords: therapeutic phlebotomy, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, porphyria cutanea tarda, sickle cell disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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