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valuation of at-home phlebotomy for iron overload: easibility and satisfaction of patients and ealthcare workers aignée à domicile dans les surcharges en fer : nquête de faisabilité et de satisfaction des ntervenants
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Maneaa Loustaud-Ratti, Veronique Mondaryb, D. Arnoldb, V. Ferleyc, P. Sourisb, S. Fauchaisa, A.-L. Liozona, E. Vidal, E. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | ummary bjective. — This study aimed to evaluate at-home phlebotomy and the satisfaction of ironverload patients and healthcare workers with the procedure. ethods. — Forty-two patients underwent at-home phlebotomy between 2003 and 2006. The hlebotomy was performed by the patient’s nurse, who was trained by the private healthcare rm that also took charge of the disposal of the blood products. Data concerning these phleotomies were collected via telephone interviews with all 42 patients, as well as 35 nurses nd 40 primary-care physicians. The Limousin Regional Health Observatory processed the data ollection. esults. — Ninety percent (38/42) of the patients, 80% (28/35) of the nurses and 67% (27/40) f the primary-care physicians responded. For 80% of the patients, phlebotomy volume and requency were as prescribed. Patients chose home phlebotomy for personal reasons, or because f the limited availability of French Blood Establishment facilities (68%), or in response to being ffered it by their hospital physician (32%). For 81.6% of the patients, at-home phlebotomy was ore satisfactory than phlebotomy in hospital or at the French Blood Establishment and, for 4%, the constraints required were fully acceptable. The nurses considered that these homecare rocedures were within their area of responsibility (100%), but felt that the remuneration was |
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