Prolonged APTT of unknown etiology: A systematic evaluation of causes and laboratory resource use in an outpatient hemostasis academic unit

Prolonged APTT of unknown etiology: A systematic evaluation of causes and laboratory resource use in an outpatient hemostasis academic unit

Abstract Background A prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) of unknown cause is one of the most frequent reasons why outpatients are referred for hemostasis consultation. Nevertheless, very few data are available on the relative contribution of individual causes of this common clini...

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Main Authors: Ayla Cristina Nóbrega Barbosa, Silmara Aparecida Lima Montalvão, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa, Marina Pereira Colella, Joyce Maria Annichino-Bizzacchi, Margareth Castro Ozelo, Erich Vinicius De Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Subjects:
blood coagulation
clinical laboratory techniques
health care costs
hemostasis
partial thromboplastin time
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12252

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12252

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