Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is the generic term for a group of anticoagulating substances that act directly against certain coagulation factors and can be taken orally (or by mouth). Traditional anticoagulants such as warfarin, coumarin and heparin are in widespread use.
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The International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing open-access guidance documents to enhance the quality of laboratory tes...
Rapid access to high quality comprehensive coagulation test results is critical to patient care. In an environment where clinical laboratories constantly experience price and labor pressure,...
This talk will cover different approaches to emergency hemostasis testing for patients that are actively bleeding due to trauma, surgery, obstetrical emergencies and other causes. The talk i...
The compendium of newly emerging and currently available hemophilia and anticoagulant treatments, while offering new choices for improved patient care, can create significant levels of inter...
ABSTRACT Learning objectives: Highlight recent clinical trials describing use of DOACs Demonstrate if (ever) one needs to monitor DOACS Review best practice with respec...
Monitoring unfractionated heparin (UFH) using the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) or the anti-factor Xa (anti-Xa) chromogenic assay still seems to be a controversy. Is the...