Population
30 European countries invited to participate in a survey regarding external quality assessment for…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Gaps in EQA for POCT INR may affect result reliability; leaves open the need for harmonized European standards and outcome studies.
There is wide variation in the provision and organization of external quality assessment for point-of-care INR testing across Europe, with many countries lacking this service despite guideline recommendations.
Stavelin et al. (2011) studied this question.
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