The Unique Challenges of Hemostatic Testing in Children

The laboratory plays an integral role in the hemostatic evaluation and diagnosis of illness in infants and children. Physiologic hemostatic differences in children, known as developmental hemostasis, are reflected in pediatric‐specific hemostatic testing results. Consequently, the clinical management and safe and effective treatment of hemorrhage and thrombosis in children relies on the understanding of these hemostatic differences by health …