Significant increase of activated partial thromboplastin time by heparinization of the radial artery catheter flush solution with a closed arterial catheter system

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1030-1034

  Hoste, Eric A J ^a   Roels, Nathalie R A ^a   Decruyenaere, Johan M A ^a   Colardyn, Francis A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult; Anticoagulants; Blood coagulation tests; Confidence intervals; Fibrinogen; Heparin; Indwelling catheters; International normalized ratio; Partial thromboplastin time; Prospective studies; Prothrombin time

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0036250187     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200205000-00013     Document Type: Article

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