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Dr Steve Kitchen, Clinical Scientist, Sheffield Hemophila and Thromobosis Centre, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Scientific Director, UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (FQAS) for Blood Coagulation, Scientific Director, WHO and WFH International External Quality Assessment Programs for Blood Coagulation, Sheffield, UK.
John D Olson, Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Sciences Centre, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
F. Eric Preston, Emeritus Professsor of Hematology, University of Sheffield and Director, WHO and WFH International External Quality Assessment Programs for Blood Coagulations, Sheffield, UK.
Contributors
Foreword by Frits R. Rosendaal
Preface
Part 1: General Quality Program
1 General Quality Planning in the Hemostasis Laboratory
John D. Olson
2 Hemostasis Test Validation, Performance and Reference Intervals: International Recommendations and Guidelines
Richard A. Marlar
3 Causes of Errors in Medical Laboratories
Giuseppi Lippi, Emmanuel J. Favaloro
4 International Standards in Hemostasis
Trevor W. Barrowcliffe, Anthony R. Hubbard
5 Sample Integrity and Pre-analytical Variables
Dorothy (Adcock) Funk
6 Internal Quality Control in the Hemostasis Laboratory
Steve Kitchen, F. Eric Preston, John D. Olson
7 External Quality Assessment in Hemostasis: Its Importance and Significance
F. Eric Preston, Steve Kitchen, Alok Srivastava
8 The Unique Challenges of Hemostatic Testing in Children
M. Patricia Massicotte, Mary E. Bauman, Vanessa Chan, Anthony K.C. Chan
Part 2: Quality in Coagulation Testing
9 Initial Evaluation of Hemostasis: Reagent and Method Selection
Wayne L. Chandler
10 Assay of Factor VIII and Other Clotting Factors
Steve Kitchen, F. Eric Preston
11 Application of Molecular Genetics to the Investigation of Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Stefan Lethagen, Morten Dunø, Lars Bo Nielsen
12 Detecting and Quantifying Acquired Functional Inhibitors in Haemostasis
Bert Verbruggen, Myriam Dardikh, Britta Laros-van Gorkom
13 Standardisation of D-dimer Testing
Guido Reber, Philippe de Moerloose
14 Point-of-Care Testing in Hemostasis
Chris Gardiner, Dianne Kitchen, Samuel Machin, and Ian Mackie
Part 3: Quality in Testing for Platelet Function and von Willebrand Disease
15 Diagnostic Assessment of Platelet Function
Paquita Nurden, Alan Nurden, Martine Jandrot-Perrus
16 Laboratory Evaluation of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Theodore (Ted) E. Warkentin, Jane C. Moore
17 Laboratory Evaluation of von Willebrand Disease: Phenotypic Analysis
Emmanuel J. Favaloro
18 Laboratory Analysis of von Willebrand Disease: Molecular Analysis
Anne C. Goodeve, Ian R. Peake
Part 4: Quality in Thrombophilia Testing and Monitoring Anticoagulation
19 Quality Issues in Heritable Thrombophilia Testing
Isobel D. Walker, Ian Jennings
20 Evaluation of Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Michael Greaves
21 Monitoring Heparin Therapy
Marilyn Johnston
22 Monitoring Oral Anticoagulant Therapy with Vitamin K Antagonists
Armando Tripodi
23 Monitoring New Anticoagulants
Elaine Gray, Steve Kitchen
Index
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