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Rapid Point-of-Care Assay of Enoxaparin Anticoagulant Efficacy in Whole Blood
Published on: October 12, 2012
Comparison of two laboratory tests in the control of anticoagulant therapy
Abstract:
A prospective, randomized trial is described in which the usefulness of two tests in the control of anticoagulant therapy is compared. Fifty-two patients were controlled by the one-stage prothrombin time and 55 by the activated partial thromboplastin time. There was no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding between the two groups. When bleeding did occur, it was more often reflected by prolongation of the prothrombin time than of the activated partial thromboplastin time. The prothrombin time was found to have some practical advantages over the activated partial thromboplastin time.
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