Quality assurance for point-of-care testing of oral anticoagulation: a large-scale evaluation of the Hemochron Junior Signature Microcoagulation System

• Published in: International journal of laboratory hematology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 142 - 150
• Main Authors: MADDOX, J. M., BOGO, P. H., McGREGOR, E., PIPPARD, M. J., KERR, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2009
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Blood Coagulation Tests - instrumentation; Drug Monitoring - instrumentation; Hemochron Junior Signature; Humans; International Normalized Ratio - standards; near-patient-testing; point-of-care; Point-of-Care Systems; quality assurance; Quality Control; warfarin; Warfarin - administration & dosage

Summary We report the first large‐scale evaluation of the Hemochron Junior Signature (HJS) Microcoagulation System for community monitoring of oral anticoagulation and establishment of a programme of internal and external quality assurance. Over 1600 HJS results, with a simultaneous venous sample fo...