Journal article
Measurement of the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time from a Capillary (fingerstick) Sample of Whole Blood: A New Method for Monitoring Heparin Therapy
Abstract
The monitoring of heparin anticoagulation is fraught with difficulties because of the need for repetitive venipunctures and the vagaries of sample handling and processing. The authors evaluated a new aPTT monitoring system with the potential to eliminate many of these difficulties. The Ciba Corning Diagnostics 512 Coagulation Monitor (CCD monitor) is a hand-held portable instrument that can measure an aPTT from a fingerstick sample of capillary …
Authors
Ansell J; Tiarks C; Hirsh J; McGehee W; Adler D; Weibert R
Journal
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 222–227
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 1, 1991
DOI
10.1093/ajcp/95.2.222
ISSN
0002-9173