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 ...

A retrospective observational study was conducted among adults hospitalized at Stanford Hospital between February 2009 and August 2009. All samples were simultaneously drawn and aPTT and anti-Xa ...

To investigate the relationship between free triiodothyronine (FT3) and the international normalized ratio (the ratio of the prothrombin time of a patient to the normal sample, INR) in Chinese ...

(HealthDay News) — Most routine coagulation tests can be reliably evaluated after storage at room temperature for up to 8 hours after blood collection, according to a study published in the ...

The system is intended for properly selected trained users ≥22 years of age who have been stabilized on anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists for ≥6 weeks. Roche is expected to launch the ...

Point-of-care coagulometers (the CoaguChek XS system and the INRatio2 PT/INR monitor) for self-monitoring coagulation status in people on long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy who have atrial ...