Nature

Early changes in the haemostatic and procoagulant systems after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) following breast cancer chemotherapy is common. Chemotherapy-induced alterations in markers of haemostasis occur during chemotherapy. It is unclear how rapidly this occurs ...
Medscape

Patient Is Clotting: What Do You Mean, the aPTT Is Prolonged?

Factor deficiency or inhibition. The possible causes of the isolated prolonged aPTT in this case include factor deficiencies and factor inhibitors. Prolongation of both the PT and aPTT suggests ...
Business Wire

CLSI Publishes Guideline for One-Stage Prothrombin Time (PT) Test and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Test

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The PT and APTT are important screening tests used in laboratory evaluation of patients suspected to have disorders of blood coagulation, including the presence of ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Detecting, managing and monitoring haemostasis: viscoelastometric point‑of‑care testing (ROTEM, TEG and Sonoclot systems)

The ROTEM system is a point‑of‑care device used to help detect, manage and monitor haemostasis associated with high blood loss. The device uses thromboelastometry, a viscoelastometric method, to test ...