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Blood drawn. lady said vein was deep. is there a chance of dvt from deep vein draw?
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No: any vein can technically thrombose but you have nothing to worry about from a blood draw. The phlebotomist probably meant that your vein was less superficial than most people's.
Answered 5/19/2015
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Blood draw.: Blood is drawn from superficial veins and some are deeper than others. Only in emergent situations would blood be drawn from a deep vein and then only in a hospital by a physician. From what you say, the blood was drawn from a superficial vein which may have been deeper than the usual veins. The chance of developing a DVT from this is practically zero.
Answered 11/27/2017
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