Therapeutic phlebotomy (bloodletting) at home

Authors

  • Nuno Taveira De Castro Fontoura Unidad Docente de Medicina y Enfermería Familiar y Comunitaria de Alicante. Departamento San Juan de Alicante. Alicante
  • Ana Isabel Díaz Heredia Enfermera de Familia y Comunitaria. Departamento de San Juan de Alicante. Alicante
  • Karen Lucia Rojas Crespo
  • Celia Sanllorente Anguiano Unidad Docente de Medicina y Enfermería Familiar y Comunitaria de Alicante. Departamento San Juan de Alicante. Alicante
  • Cristian Gresa Alcón
  • Rafael Maria Lopez-Bas Valero Unidad de Hospitalización a Domicilio. Departamento San Juan de Alicante. Alicante

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v8i1.203

Keywords:

Phlebotomy, home care services, efficiency, Bedridden Persons

Abstract

Introduction:An 86-year-old woman with normocytic-normochromic anemia was diagnosed with polyglobulia after three months of weekly treatment with subcutaneous Darbopoetin alfa 40 mcg. She was treated with a Therapeutic phlebotomy of 400 cc of blood. The post treatment blood analysis showed values within range, Hemoglobin 14.8mg/dl and Hematocrit 42.2%.

Development of Experience: The procedure was carried out in the patient’s house avoiding to move her from her own bed since she is a bedbridden patient. The ammount of blood prescribed, 400 cc, was drawn without any complications.

Conclusions: This time, we have been able to develop a procedure that ussually we have to perform in the hospital in the patient best enviroment, her house. Avoiding both, the patient to be expose to the potential complication from an hospital enviroment ( infeccions, desorientation as many others) and the family to move the patient from her own bed.

In summary, we reach the terapeuthic goal with an holistic and safe care attention but using less resources.

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Published

2024-01-28

How to Cite

Taveira De Castro Fontoura, N., Díaz Heredia, A. I., Rojas Crespo, K. L. ., Sanllorente Anguiano, C., Gresa Alcón, C. ., & Lopez-Bas Valero, R. M. (2024). Therapeutic phlebotomy (bloodletting) at home. Hospital a Domicilio, 8(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v8i1.203

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