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Laboratory coagulation tests

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Point-of-Care Testing

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POCT systems are able to measure the different phases of hemostasis (primary hemostasis, thrombin/fibrin formation, clotting and fibrinolysis). The measurements record complex biological processes. These analytical systems mostly demand a high level of training, interpretative competence and quality assurance. Devices for patient-near global coagulation tests (INR, PTT, ACT) are frequently used for this. The self-management of vitamin K antagonists by patients measuring their own INR has produced very good clinical results.

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  1. Heidelberg, Germany

    Michael Spannagl

  2. HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Schwanebecker Chaussee 50, 13125, Berlin, Germany

    Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dirk Peetz

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  1. Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany

    Peter B. Luppa

  2. Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

    Ralf Junker

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Spannagl, M., Peetz, D. (2018). Laboratory coagulation tests. In: Luppa, P.B., Junker, R. (eds) Point-of-Care Testing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54497-6_6

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