Preanalytical variables and off-site blood collection: Influences on the results of the prothrombin time/international normalized ratio test and implications for monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 561-568

  Van Geest Daalderop, Johanna H H ^a   Mulder, André B ^a   Boonman De Winter, Leandra J M ^b   Hoekstra, Martha M C L ^c   Van Den Besselaar, Anton M H P ^c  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Huisartsen Laboratorium   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPLASTIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOPLASTIN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 14544287715     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.043174     Document Type: Article

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