Falsely prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time – a pre- and post-analytical issue

This case highlights two common pre-analytical problems identified in routine coagulation testing of activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), which were overlooked because of a concurrent flag code indicating no coagulation and the result was replaced by asterisks. It concerns a boy with gastro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gils, Charlotte, Vinholt, Pernille Just, Nybo, Mads
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine 2018
Materias:
Preanalytical Mysteries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30591818
http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011001

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6294156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30591818
http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.011001

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