USING THE INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO TO STANDARDIZE PROTHROMBIN TIME

Authors
STERN R KARLIS V KINNEY L GLICKMAN R
Citation
R. Stern et al., USING THE INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO TO STANDARDIZE PROTHROMBIN TIME, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 128(8), 1997, pp. 1121-1122
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
128
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1121 - 1122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1997)128:8<1121:UTINRT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The international normalized ratio, or INR, was introduced in 1983 by the World Health Organization, or WHO, Committee on Biological Standar ds to more accurately assess patients receiving anticoagulation therap y. The INR mandates the universal standardization of prothrombin time. This article describes the method used to calculate INR, as well as i ts clinical relevance to the practice of dentistry.