Artificially depleted plasmas are not necessarily commutable with native patient plasmas for International Sensitivity Index calibration and International Normalized Ratio derivation

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-305

  van den Besselaar, A M H P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADSORPTION; ARTIFICIALLY DEPLETED PLASMA; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERNATIONAL SENSITIVITY INDEX; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; CALIBRATION; CATTLE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RABBITS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBOPLASTIN; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84856546161     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04582.x     Document Type: Letter

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