Minimum numbers of fresh whole blood and plasma samples from patients and healthy subjects for ISI calibration of CoaguChek and RapidPointCoag monitors

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 892-899

  Poller, Leon ^a   Keown, Michelle ^a   Chauhan, Nikhil ^a   Van den Besselaar, Anton M H P ^a   Tripodi, Armando ^a   Jespersen, Jorgen ^a   Shiach, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fresh plasma; INR; International normalized ratio; International sensitivity index; ISI calibration; Minimum numbers; POCT PT monitors; Point of care testing; Prothrombin time; PT; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD DONOR; CALIBRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNATIONAL SENSITIVITY INDEX; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLASMA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBITS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOPLASTIN;

EID: 0036264633     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/M1FE-DDVX-2V81-K5MP     Document Type: Article

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