Comparison of plasma with whole blood prothrombin time and fibrinogen on the same instrument

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-556

  Amukele, Timothy K ^a   Ferrell, Chris ^a   Chandler, Wayne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fibrinogen; Hematocrit; Point of care; Prothrombin time; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONS OF THE HEMIC, LYMPHATIC AND RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 77950505052     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPLDT9OVX1TDGT     Document Type: Article

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