Recently, another modified one-stage method, developed by Owren, 7 has been given the distinctive name of thrombotest. Claims have been made that this test is more satisfactory for controlling ...

Critical pathways exist in many hospitals for treating patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Some pathways call for “baseline laboratory studies,” including ...

Regarding the patient who takes a 5-mg warfarin tablet five or six days a week and a half tablet the other days in order to reach a certain international normalized ratio (INR) Item 102-3), what ...

INDIANAPOLIS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicare Part B will now cover and pay for meter training, equipment and supplies for all long-term warfarin users who monitor their prothrombin time at home ...

Once the particle stops moving, it means the blood has clotted. The software is therefore able to calculate the patient's "prothrombin time" (PT) – which is the amount of time that it takes for a clot ...

The one-stage method was carried out on several hundred subjects to find the limits of variation in nonhypoprothrombinemic states. As representative samples, the results on 12 normal subjects studied ...

The CoaguChek XS system (Roche Diagnostics) comprises a meter and specifically designed test strips that can analyse a blood sample (fresh capillary blood or fresh untreated whole venous blood) and ...