Phlebotomy is the drawing of blood ... proper identification of the patient and labeled collection tubes are important. Appropriate hand hygiene (i.e., thoroughly washing hands or using an ...

Unlike with a traditional blood draw, the patient does not see the needle go into the arm nor the tubes of blood ... zero rate of hemolysis during blood collection, which is when red blood ...

Health systems have agreed to be part of a clinical trial of a device that automates blood collection ... blood draw, the patient does not see the needle go into the arm nor the tubes of blood.

simply with a lower pressure vacuum draw that pulls less blood into the container. The even lower-volume "microtainer" style of blood collection tubes don't work on standard analyzers and thus ...