A comparison of international normalised ratio (INR) measurement in hospital and general practice settings: evidence for lack of standardisation: Table 1
Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Previous reports of discrepancies in international normalised ratio (INR) measurement between centres have focused on hospital based methodologies.1–3 Previously, we have demonstrated differences in derived INR values for the same sample tested in primary care and in one of three different haematology laboratories.4 Our present study is an extension of the previous one, investigating comparative results based on contemporaneous samples measured in one primary care centre and in two hospital laboratories using a variety of techniques.
Venous blood was drawn from patients in one primary care centre over a three month …
Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology
Authors: D A Fitzmaurice, E T Murray, T F Allan, R L Holder, P E Rose, F D R Hobbs
Institution: University of Birmingham
Language: English
Subfield: Medical Laboratory Technology
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2090490201