A contemporary description of patients' estimated blood losses from diagnostic phlebotomy in a census of hospital episodes from a Canadian tertiary care center.

Jason George QuinnAdrian R LevyCalvino K ChengSteve DoucetteChris TheriaultDon DoironBryce A KiberdKarthik K Tennankore

Published in: Transfusion (2019)

Considerable variation was observed in estimated blood loss due to diagnostic phlebotomy across different services within one teaching hospital. Thi information is foundational for planning interventions to minimize estimated blood loss from phlebotomy.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
emergency department
social media
electronic health record
drug induced