Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is the generic term for a group of anticoagulating substances that act directly against certain coagulation factors and can be taken orally (or by mouth). Traditional anticoagulants such as warfarin, coumarin and heparin are in widespread use.
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The International Council for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing open-access guidance documents to enhance the quality of laboratory tes...
APR 22, 2020 | 8:00 AM
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Discover strategies for labs to optimize coagulation testing, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen their role in clinical care teams....
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Explore emergency hemostasis testing approaches, from rapid lab assays to viscoelastic methods, for managing bleeding patients....
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Learn how new hemophilia and anticoagulant therapies impact coagulation assays and clinical decisions in our educational session....
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Explore how DOACs impact routine coagulation assays and learn lab strategies for managing patients in critical care situations....
Monitoring unfractionated heparin (UFH) using the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) or the anti-factor Xa (anti-Xa) chromogenic assay still seems to be a controversy. Is the...