Measurement of the international normalized ratio (INR) in hemodialysis patients with heparin-locked central venous catheters: Evaluation of a novel blood sampling method

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-182

  Rioux, Jean Philippe ^a   De Bortoli, Bruno ^a   Quérin, Serge ^a   Déziel, Clément ^a   Troyanov, Stéphan ^a   Madore, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Central catheter; Hemodialysis; Heparin; INR measurement; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN PUNCTURE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RENAL DIALYSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 70350707503     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980901000308     Document Type: Article

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