Diagnostic Performance of Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in Children: A Service Evaluation
A substantial proportion of samples received are rejected, and some abnormal results remain unaddressed. Most abnormal findings are clinically significant, particularly when APTT > 33.1 s. There is scope to refine utilisation in paediatric practice.
Authors
- John D. Grainger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2626-0647)
- Lianna Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-0804)
- Jecko Thachil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-0993)
- Gerard Gurumurthy
- Merte Lemma
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijlh.14557
- Primary Topic
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00