Why the study?
Does the CoaguChek capillary blood prothrombin time monitoring system provide acceptable agreement with standard venous plasma methods in patients on oral anticoagulation?
Population
359 patients under oral anticoagulation therapy with phenprocoumon, acenocoumarin or warfarin
Comparison
CoaguChek capillary blood prothrombin time… vs Citrated venous plasma tested with Hepato Quick…
Design
Other
Authors
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Supports CoaguChek for decentralized PT monitoring; extends method agreement data while leaving clinical outcome impact open.
Does the CoaguChek capillary blood prothrombin time monitoring system provide acceptable agreement with standard venous plasma methods in patients on oral anticoagulation?
The CoaguChek system demonstrates good analytical performance and agreement with standard venous methods, supporting its use for decentralized prothrombin time testing.
Besselaar et al. (1995) studied this question.
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