Reducing the use of coagulation test panels

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 688-695

  Amukele, Timothy K ^a   Baird, Geoffrey S ^b   Chandler, Wayne L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fibrinogen; Hemostasis; Partial thromboplastin time; Prothrombin time; Thrombin time; Utilization

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBIN TIME; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FIBRINOGEN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK FACTORS; THROMBIN TIME; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; WARFARIN;

EID: 84855190028     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834b8246     Document Type: Article

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