Home blood collection is the process of performing blood collection procedures at home (home, workplace, etc.) by specialized nurses in the place where the individual is located (home, workplace, etc.) without the need for the individual to go to a hospital or laboratory, delivering the blood to the laboratory under appropriate conditions and sharing the results with the patient / patient relatives / patient's physician.
Blood sampling can be performed at home for all tests that need to be studied in a laboratory environment.
Although the home blood collection service is generally used for patients who are difficult to transport to hospital, bedridden patients or for the follow-up of chronic diseases, a person does not need to be ill or have a physical disability to benefit from the home blood collection service.
Blood collection services can also be performed at home in cases where the individual does not feel well enough to go out, the location of the location, or does not have enough time to go to the hospital.
Why Home Blood Collection Service (Home Laboratory) is Important?
The symptoms, course and treatment of many diseases can be determined based on blood results.
The reason for a home blood test is to be able to see the course of a disease and to guide treatment.
It will be appropriate to organize the home blood test service, which is so important, with the support of the home care nurse organized by the home care and health services in line with the request of your physician.
Is Home Blood Collection Safe?
The home laboratory service is provided by approved home care and health services, which are the only ones legally authorized to provide this service.
These institutions, which are licensed by the Ministry of Health, are responsible for acting in accordance with the laboratory operating procedure, storing and transporting the samples taken under appropriate conditions and delivering the most accurate results.
Blood samples are delivered to the laboratory within max. 2 hours after blood collection at home (except for urgent tests such as pro BNP, blood gas)
Who Performs Home Blood Collection?
Blood collection is performed by nurses who are specialized and confident in blood collection.
Home blood collection is a procedure that requires experience. Because; many of the patients who need blood collection at home may have a thin vascular access, or it may be very worn out due to treatment or age, or it may not be visible at all.
In such situations, the superior ability of the nurse will ensure the successful outcome of the service and ensure patient happiness.
How to Organize a Home Laboratory Service?
Home blood collection services are implemented according to the 'Home laboratory operating procedure'. According to this procedure;
In line with the request from the patient / patient's relatives / patient's physician, an appointment is made for the appropriate day and time.
The appointment time is organized by considering whether the requested tests require fasting or satiety and the patient / patient relatives are informed about this.
The home care nurse brings all disposable materials for blood collection (laboratory tubes, tourniquet, alcohol swab, syringe, plaster, cotton, medical waste box, etc.)
Barcodes with patient information are affixed on the tubes.
Blood collected in accordance with hygiene rules against any risk of infection is placed in sample containers and transferred to the laboratory environment with appropriate storage conditions.
Complete blood count and biochemistry results are finalized within a few hours on the same day. Hormone tests and cultures will take a few days. The home care unit will inform you in detail about when the results will be available.
The results of blood tests performed in the laboratory environment are sent to the e-mail addresses provided by the patient / patient relatives and will be reported to the patient's primary physician.
What are the Advantages of Home Blood Analysis Service for the Patient??
Home blood test service provides comfort to the patient as it is performed in the patient's environment.
It provides convenience to patient relatives.
Time is saved from the time spent to go to a hospital or a center.
There is no need for transportation (ambulance or patient transport vehicle etc.) that may be required for the transfer of the patient in heavy traffic conditions.
It ensures that the patient receives professional health care from reliable hands.
It prevents the individual from entering patient and hospital psychology.
Precautions are taken against possible hospital or laboratory infection risks.
For Early Diagnosis, Take Care of Blood Tests Twice a Year...
In addition to diseases, it is important that healthy people, men and women aged 65 and over, have routine blood count and biochemistry tests performed twice a year and that the results of the tests are evaluated by a physician.
This enables early diagnosis of a possible disease and the planning of treatment. Therefore, do not neglect to have your blood tests done twice a year over the age of 65.
