A comparison between capillary and venous blood international normalized ratio determinations in a portable prothrombin time device

M H P van den Besselaar, A; Meeuwisse-Braun, J; Schaefer-van Mansfeld, H.; van Rijn, C.; Witteveen, E.

doi:10.1097/00001721-200009000-00008

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A comparison between capillary and venous blood international normalized ratio determinations in a portable prothrombin time device

Published in Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis • Sep 1, 2000

Authors:

A M H P van den Besselaar

J Meeuwisse-Braun

H. Schaefer-van Mansfeld

Abstract

The CoaguChek PT system is a portable point-of-care device for prothrombin time testing that can be used with capillary and venous whole blood. This system had been calibrated by the manufacturer in terms of the international normalized ratio (INR) for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy. The purp...

Subject

Prothrombin time

Medicine

Venous blood

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