Point-of-care monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy in children. Comparison of the CoaguChek XS system with venous INR and venous INR using an International Reference Thromboplastin preparation (rTF/95)

• Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 102; no. 1; p. 159
• Main Authors: Greenway, Anthea, Ignjatovic, Vera, Summerhayes, Robyn, Newall, Fiona, Burgess, Janet, DeRosa, Lydia, Monagle, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.07.2009
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Capillaries; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Monitoring - methods; Drug Monitoring - standards; Female; Humans; Infant; International Normalized Ratio - instrumentation; International Normalized Ratio - methods; International Normalized Ratio - standards; Male; Point-of-Care Systems - standards; Prothrombin Time; Reference Standards; Thromboplastin - metabolism; Veins; Warfarin - administration & dosage

Point-of-care (POC) monitoring of oral anticoagulation has been widely adopted in both paediatric and adult patients. A new POC system, the CoaguChek XS has recently been developed to measure the international normalised ratio (INR) and may offer significant advantages. The CoaguChek XS utilises a n...