Evaluation of argatroban and DUP 714 as anticoagulants for blood gas, electrolyte and ionized calcium analyses

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-25

  Lyon, Martha E ^a,c   Rutledge Harding, S ^a,b   Oosman, S N ^b   Lyon, A W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Saskatoon District Health ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argatroban; DUP 714; Ionized calcium; pH; Pre analytical error; Thrombin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ACETYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLPROLYLBOROARGININE; ARGATROBAN; CALCIUM ION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN; ELECTROLYTE; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; METHEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PH; BLOOD STORAGE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN TENSION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0034025302     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510050185001     Document Type: Article

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