Why the study?
Can an Owren-type PT assay be calibrated with normal plasma samples to accurately provide results in INR?
Population
365 samples from healthy individuals and patients on warfarin treatment
Comparison
Plasma-based calibration of an Owren-type PT… vs Manual Quick-type reference procedure and…
Design
Other
Authors
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Simplifies Owren PT INR calibration with normal plasmas; leaves open clinical validation and outcome studies.
Can an Owren-type PT assay be calibrated with normal plasma samples to accurately provide results in INR?
An Owren-type PT assay can be accurately and precisely calibrated using normal plasma samples to report results in INR, simplifying the standardization procedure.
Egberg et al. (2004) studied this question.
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