Performance evaluation of the new CoaguChek XS system compared with the established CoaguChek system by patients experienced in INR-self management

• Published in: Thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 97; no. 2; p. 310
• Main Authors: Braun, Siegmund, Watzke, Herbert, Hasenkam, J Michael, Schwab, Michael, Wolf, Tanja, Dovifat, Clemens, Völler, Heinz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.02.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anticoagulants - pharmacology; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Blood Coagulation - drug effects; Drug Monitoring - instrumentation; Europe; Female; Humans; International Normalized Ratio; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Patient Compliance; Patient Satisfaction; Prothrombin Time - instrumentation; Prothrombin Time - methods; Reagent Strips; Reproducibility of Results; Self Care - instrumentation; Self Care - methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Europe

The aim of the study was to analyze the concordance of INR values obtained by educated lay users with those obtained by professionals and to determine the imprecision of the new system. The new CoaguChek XS system was tested in a user study over six weeks at four study centres in Austria, Denmark an...