A sensitivity comparison of the Quick and Owren prothrombin time methods in oral anticoagulant therapy

Prothrombin time (PT) is the leading test for monitoring oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT). According to the World Health Organization recommendation, International Normalized Ratio (INR) results obtained from the same patient samples with the major PT methods (Quick and Owren) should be the same w...

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Main Author: Juha Eero Horsti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-09-01
Series:Hematology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/726

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