Comparison between siliconized evacuated glass and plastic blood collection tubes for prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time assay in normal patients, patients on oral anticoagulant therapy and patients with unfractioned heparin therapy

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-225

  D'Angelo, G ^a   Villa, C ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Polo Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time assay; Coagulation; Evacuated glass tubes; Evacuated plastic tubes; Oral anticoagulant therapy vka; Prothrombin time; Unfractioned heparin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; PLASTIC; SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLASTICS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952462240     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2010.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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