Why the study?
The study aimed to systematically review the literature and compare the diagnostic performance of prototype and commercial DOAC Dipstick urine test strips.
Do commercial DOAC test strips have similar sensitivity and specificity compared to prototype strips for detecting DOACs in patient urine samples?
Population
Four eligible studies evaluating urine samples from patients on DOAC treatment
Comparison
Commercial test strips vs prototype test strips
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
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Commercial DOAC urine test strips can be adopted clinically; confirms performance equivalence to prototypes.
Do commercial DOAC test strips have similar sensitivity and specificity compared to prototype strips for detecting DOACs in patient urine samples?
Commercial DOAC test strips demonstrate high sensitivity and specificity comparable to prototype strips for detecting direct oral anticoagulants in urine.
Martini et al. (2021) studied this question.
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