"Phlebotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.
| Descriptor ID |
D018962
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998.110.625 E02.800.558 E04.665.150.625 E05.200.998.110.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Phlebotomy- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomies
- Venesection
- Venesections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phlebotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Real-world treatments and thrombotic events in polycythemia vera patients in the USA. Ann Hematol. 2023 Mar; 102(3):571-581.
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Improving Patient Experience of Wait Times and Courtesy Through Electronic Sign-in and Notification in the Phlebotomy Clinic. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 06; 144(6):769-775.
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Discordance between the QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube and QuantiFERON Gold Plus assays associated with country of birth TB incidence. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2019 05; 116S:S2-S10.
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Performance and variability of QuantiFERON Gold Plus assay associated with phlebotomy type. PLoS One. 2018; 13(11):e0207892.
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Mitochondrial disease patient motivations and barriers to participate in clinical trials. PLoS One. 2018; 13(5):e0197513.
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Original Research: Use of hydroxyurea and phlebotomy in pediatric patients with hemoglobin SC disease. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2016 04; 241(7):737-44.
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Suppression of plasma hepcidin by venesection during steady-state hypoxia. Blood. 2016 Mar 03; 127(9):1206-7.
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Polycythemia Vera: An Appraisal of the Biology and Management 10 Years After the Discovery of JAK2 V617F. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 20; 33(33):3953-60.
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Measures of viral load using Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay on venous and fingerstick dried blood spots from provider-collected specimens in Malawian District Hospitals. J Clin Virol. 2014 Aug; 60(4):392-8.
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Reducing scheduled phlebotomy in stable pediatric patients with blunt liver or spleen injury. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 May; 49(5):759-62.