For patients in critical care units, blood can be drawn with a pediatric syringe instead of a standard 3 mL syringe, new research shows. "When overdone, phlebotomy can lead to transfusion and anemia, ...

Several procedures have been described for blood sampling in laboratory rodents, including puncture of the saphenous vein 1, the translumbar vein 2, the jugular vein 3 or the aorta 4. In rats and mice ...