Point-of-care testing of international normalized ratio for patients on oral anticoagulant therapy project protocol

This health technology assessment (HTA) will inform decisions regarding the accuracy, and clinical and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care (POC) International Normalized Ratio (INR) compared with standard laboratory testing, and compared with other POC INR devices. A systematic review to evaluate th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2013, 2013
Series:CADTH optimal use report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This health technology assessment (HTA) will inform decisions regarding the accuracy, and clinical and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care (POC) International Normalized Ratio (INR) compared with standard laboratory testing, and compared with other POC INR devices. A systematic review to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of POC INR compared with laboratory methods, and other POC INR devices, followed by a review of economic evaluation studies will be conducted. CADTH will also conduct a primary economic analysis of the cost-effectiveness of POC INR from a Canadian perspective
Physical Description:1 PDF file (i, 13 pages)