Performance evaluation of the new CoaguChek XS system compared with the established CoaguChek system by patients experienced in INR-self management

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-314

  Braun, Siegmund ^a   Watzke, Herbert ^c   Hasenkam, J Michael ^d   Schwab, Michael ^e   Wolf, Tanja ^e   Dovifat, Clemens ^b   Völler, Heinz ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Klinik am See   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Home monitoring; INR self management; Oral anticoagulants; Patients education

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MONITORING; TEST STRIP; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; EUROPE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; DRUG MONITORING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947509324     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-03-0181     Document Type: Article

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