Effect of 3.2% vs 3.8% sodium citrate concentration on routine coagulation testing

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Adcock, Dorothy M ^a,c   Kressin, David C ^b   Marlar, Richard A ^b  

^a University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time; Anticoagulant; Coagulation testing; Preanalytic variables; Prothrombin time

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; HEPARIN; REAGENT; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0031042070     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.1.105     Document Type: Article

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