The reliability of point-of-care prothrombin time testing. A comparison of CoaguChek S and XS INR measurements with hospital laboratory monitoring

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 32, Issue 1 PART.1, 2010, Pages

  Ryan, F ^a   O'shea, S ^b   Byrne, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; International normalized ratio; Patient self testing; Point of care; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULOMETER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE;

EID: 77249165704     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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