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  • Title: Accurate coagulation studies from heparinized radial artery catheters.
    Author: Gregersen RA, Underhill SL, Detter JC, Schmer G, Lax K.
    Journal: Heart Lung; 1987 Nov; 16(6 Pt 1):686-93. PubMed ID: 3679862.
    Abstract:
    We studied the feasibility of obtaining accurate coagulation studies from indwelling, heparinized radial artery catheters in 28 patients after cardiac surgery. PTT assay was chosen because of its frequent clinical use. Thrombin time assay was chosen because it is a component of the coagulation screening panel and because it is useful in assessing heparin contamination of specimens. We conclude that PTT results are reliable when the dwell volume (0.6 ml for the catheter and extension tubing in our study) and an additional 4.5 ml have been discarded (5.1 ml total discard volume). We recommend the collection of samples for thrombin time assay from a separate venous site because results on samples from heparinized arterial catheters are unpredictable.
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