An analysis of discrepancy between point-of-care and central laboratory international normalized ratio testing in ED patients with cerebrovascular disease

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2025-2029

  Nanduri, Sunanda ^a   Tayal, Ashis H ^a   Hegde, Gajanan G ^b   Shang, Jennifer ^b   Venkat, Arvind ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84869167943     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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