The treatment for haemochromatosis is centred on venesection, which is the removal of blood. It is very much like donating blood, however, during venesection the excess iron is removed from the blood.

Patients generally require a maintenance treatment known as phlebotomy or venesection which is similar to giving blood and helps reduce the amount of iron in the body. NHS guidelines recommend ...

Chemotherapy was given if the WBC count was > or = 3 x 10 (9)/L and platelet count > or = 100 x 10 (9)/L. Cohort 2 (n = 7) was treated every 2 weeks, with leukapheresis on day 1 of the next cycle and ...

In the North West the majority of people living with HH are managed by either Haematologists or Gastroenterologists in Sligo University Hospital (SUH) and attend the Day Service for venesection ...

Information The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 174Number 8February 24, 1916 Pages263-267 ...

Information & Authors The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Pages257-259 History : May 31, 1831 : June 2, 2010 ...

A course of therapeutic venesection, which involves the regular removal of blood, was arranged. Ms O’Donoghue attended a number of venesection appointments at the Cork Road Clinic throughout ...

It was claimed that on February 5th, 2020, Mrs O’Donoghue attended the Cork Road Clinic for venesection and the GP Elizabeth Hyde consulted with her and the venesection was carried out in the ...