Preanalytical Variables and Off-Site Blood Collection: Influences on the Results of the Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio Test and Implications for Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy | Zendy

Johanna HH. van Geest-Daalderop | Zendy; André B. Mulder | Zendy; Leandra JM Boonman-de Winter | Zendy; Martha M.C.L. Hoekstra | Zendy; Anton MHP van den Besselaar | Zendy

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Preanalytical Variables and Off-Site Blood Collection: Influences on the Results of the Prothrombin Time/International Normalized Ratio Test and Implications for Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy

Author(s) -

Johanna HH. van Geest-Daalderop,

André B. Mulder,

Leandra JM Boonman-de Winter,

Martha M.C.L. Hoekstra,

Anton MHP van den Besselaar

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2004.043174

Subject(s) - blood collection , prothrombin time , partial thromboplastin time , anticoagulant , medicine , centrifugation , chromatography , oral anticoagulant , chemistry , anesthesia , coagulation , surgery , warfarin , emergency medicine , atrial fibrillation

The quality of oral anticoagulant therapy management with coumarin derivatives requires reliable results for the prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR). We assessed the effect on PT/INR of preanalytical variables, including ones related to off-site blood collection and transportation to a laboratory.

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