Effect of anticoagulant adjustment on prothrombin time test using two different PT reagents in patients with elevated hematocrit

The recommendations for adjustment of citrate volume in sample tubes with high hematocrit (Ht) are based on indirect studies of underfilled tubes or artificially constructed Ht values. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of citrate volume adjustment in sample tubes from patients with he...

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Main Authors: Vanessa M. Silva, Denise C. Rezende, Edna S. Garcia, Cyrillo Cavalheiro, Celia C. Strunz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551720301402