Accuracy and clinical usefulness of the CoaguChek S and XS Point of Care devices when starting warfarin in a hospital outreach setting

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 909-913

  Sobieraj Teague, Magdalena ^a   Daniel, Dolly ^a   Farrelly, Barbara ^a   Coghlan, Douglas ^a   Gallus, Alexander ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CoaguChek S; CoaguChek XS; International normalised ratio; Point of care; Warfarin initiation

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COAGUCHEK S; COAGUCHEK XS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; WARFARIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049133012     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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