Evaluation of European Concerted Action on Anticoagulation lyophilized plasmas for INR derivation using the PT/INR Line

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 732-740

  Ibrahim, Saied A ^a   Jespersen, Jørgen ^b,c   Pattison, Albert ^d   Poller, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital of South West Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Hart Biologicals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulometers; ECAA plasmas; INR correction; International normalized ratio; Prothrombin time; PT INR Line; Thromboplastin

Indexed keywords

THROMBOPLASTIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; COW; EUROPEAN CONCERTED ACTION ON ANTICOAGULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CATTLE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBITS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955040507     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPEKRPL4K8TZMF     Document Type: Article

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