March 1, 2011Laboratory MedicineOpen Access

Do You Report an Accurate International Normalized Ratio? Find Out Using Local Verification and Calibration

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RMRichard A. MarlarUniversity of New Mexico JGJana N. GausmanUniversity of Oklahoma Medical Center

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Supports local ISI calibration for accurate INR in VKA patients; leaves open need for outcome trials before practice change.

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Local verification and calibration of the international sensitivity index (ISI) using plasmas with certified INR values

Local verification and calibration of the international sensitivity index (ISI) using certified plasmas can improve the accuracy of INR reporting for patients on vitamin K antagonists.

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Marlar et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f821c8ff2cc18c1681eb4 https://doi.org/10.1309/lm36lusedxeh0gcv

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Do You Report an Accurate International Normalized Ratio? Find Out Using Local Verification and Calibration

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Do You Report an Accurate International Normalized Ratio? Find Out Using Local Verification and Calibration

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