Clinical applications of therapeutic phlebotomy

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 fo...

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Published inJournal of blood medicine Vol. 7; pp. 139 - 144
Main Authors Kim, Kyung Hee, Oh, Ki Young
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Arthritis
Blood
Blood cancer
Blood transfusions
Bone marrow
Care and treatment
Congenital diseases
Cupping
Hematologic diseases
Hemoglobin
Hepatology
Iron
Liver diseases
Lung diseases
Metabolic syndrome
Pain
Patients
Pediatrics
Phlebotomy
Red blood cells
Sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell disease
Stroke
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
porphyria cutanea tarda
polycythemia vera
hemochromatosis
sickle cell disease
therapeutic phlebotomy
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1179-2736
1179-2736
DOI:10.2147/JBM.S108479