Utilization of Coagulation Studies in Emergency Department: A Chart Review

Emergency departments (EDs) use coagulation tests as part of their patients’ evaluation. This would include a wide range of clinical scenarios where there is an anticipated possibility of performing an invasive procedure or initiating an anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy. This is obviously done as a screening test for an unrecognized bleeding disorder or hypercoagulable state i.e. a baseline value.