Internal quality control of prothrombin time in primary care: Comparing the use of patient split samples with lyophilised control materials

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 593-600

  Stavelin, Anne ^a   Petersen, Per Hyltoft ^b   Sølvik, Una ^b   Sandberg, Sverre ^b,c  

^a Haraldsplass Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Internal analytical quality control; International normalised ratio; Point of care testing; Power functions

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70449394572     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-02-0082     Document Type: Article

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