Comparing the Results of Coagulation Tests on Blood Drawn by Venipuncture and Through Heparinized Tunneled Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Patients With Cancer
Author(s) -
Pamela S. Hinds,
Alice Quargnenti,
Jami S. Gattuso,
Deo Kumar Srivastava,
Xin Tong,
Linda Z. Penn,
Nancy K. West,
Patricia Cathey,
Darlene Hawkins,
Judith A. Wilimas,
Matthew R. Starr,
David Head
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
oncology nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1538-0688
pISSN - 0190-535X
DOI - 10.1188/02.onf.e26-e34
Subject(s) - venipuncture , medicine , partial thromboplastin time , coagulation testing , prothrombin time , venous blood , venous access , fibrinogen , surgery , coagulation , catheter
To compare the accuracy of three coagulation tests (prothrombin time [PT], activated partial thromboplastin time [aPTT], and fibrinogen [FBG]) performed on blood samples collected through heparinized tunneled venous access devices (TVADs) with those from venipuncture.
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