Current practices for lupus anticoagulant testing at a tertiary care hospital and impact on laboratory resources
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The lupus anticoagulant (LA) test is an advanced test that is time consuming and requires a highly trained lab specialist. A high proportion of clinicians do not adhere to international guidelines and request the test inappropriately. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This descriptive...
Main Author: | Mansour Semar Aljabry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2015-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.383 |
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