Historical
H49-A
Point-of-Care Monitoring of Anticoagulation Therapy; Approved Guideline
Point-of-care coagulation testing (POC-CT), also known as "bedside testing" or "near-patient testing," is intended to provide test results more rapidly than can be achieved in hospital or reference laboratory settings. This is important in intensive care units, emergency rooms, operating rooms, and outpatient clinics, where it may help to expedite treatment decisions. POCT allows coagulation testing in the home environment, including patient self-testing (PST), thus providing increased access and convenience for the patient and/or caregiver and improving quality of care. The guideline provides users of POC-CT systems with information and suggestions for good clinical testing practice and for producing reliable test results regardless of where or by whom the test is performed. This document deals with POC-CT performed for monitoring heparin and warfarin therapy.
Clinical And Laboratory Standards Institute [clsi]