Journal of clinical pathology
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Comparative Study
Prothrombin time derived fibrinogen determination on Sysmex CA-6000.
To evaluate PT derived fibrinogen determinations with reference to the Clauss fibrinogen assay using a Sysmex CA-6000 random access coagulation analyser. ⋯ It is unsafe to use the PT derived fibrinogen for patient monitoring owing to non-uniform variability in response to clinical status and reagent employed; however, it may prove to be a useful screening test in a research environment for estimating fibrinogen levels among defined patient groups.