Why the study?
Does in-house point-of-care measurement of thrombin-antithrombin complex accurately detect disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs?
Population
359 dogs admitted to a single veterinary medical center in Japan.
Comparison
Thrombin-antithrombin complex measurement using… vs Standard coagulation-fibrinolysis tests and…
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
28 days
Authors
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TAT reference intervals may support DIC evaluation in dogs; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Does in-house point-of-care measurement of thrombin-antithrombin complex accurately detect disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs?
In-house TAT measurement using a point-of-care device is a clinically relevant and useful tool for the early detection of canine disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Rimpo et al. (2018) studied this question.
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