An assessment of point‐of‐care measurement of INR using the Coaguchek®XS Plus system in the setting of acute ischaemic stroke

ConclusionPoint of care INR testing correlates well with laboratory values. The results in this study mostly relate to levels in the normal range. We suggest that it can be appropriately used to shorten door‐to‐needle time.

Source: Internal Medicine Journal - July 30, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Dawn Nusa, Isabel Harvey, Abdulrahman Y Almansouri, Simogne Wright, Terry Neeman, Omar Ahmad, Andrew R. Hughes, Christian J. Lueck Tags: Original Article Source Type: research