Why the study?
Do portable INR monitors and various laboratory methods accurately match the criterion standard INR determination?
Population
Whole-blood and frozen-plasma samples for INR determination
Comparison
Two commercially available portable INR monitors… vs Criterion standard INR determination using an…
Design
Other
Authors
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Portable monitors may suffice for some patients but should not supplant optimal lab methods; leaves open need for thromboplastin standardization.
Do portable INR monitors and various laboratory methods accurately match the criterion standard INR determination?
Portable INR monitors provide satisfactory accuracy compared to the gold standard, performing better than laboratory methods that use insensitive thromboplastins.
Scott Kaatz (1995) studied this question.
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