Why the study?
Does the point-of-care testing prothrombin time monitor provide accurate INR results compared to certified INR plasma samples in a field setting?
Population
539 point-of-care testing prothrombin time monitors tested by experienced staff at 9 Netherlands Thrombosis…
Comparison
Quality assessment testing using sets of 5… vs Certified INR values
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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INR deviations in POC testing may compromise dosing decisions; leaves open lot-to-lot consistency and requires confirmatory studies.
Does the point-of-care testing prothrombin time monitor provide accurate INR results compared to certified INR plasma samples in a field setting?
A significant proportion of point-of-care prothrombin time monitors showed clinically relevant deviations from certified INR values, highlighting the need for routine large-scale quality assessment.
Meijer et al. (2006) studied this question.
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