Reliability of Point-of-Care International Normalized Ratio Measurements in Various Patient Populations
Conclusion
Coagsense correlated better than Coagucheck XS and did not show increasing bias as INR increased. Both POC instruments had higher INR variability in 4 disease states (antiphospholipid syndrome, autoimmune, peripheral vascular disease, and hypercoagulable). Patient-specific laboratory correlations may be needed on each POC device.
Source: Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing and Technology - Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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