THE RELIABILITY OF MANUFACTURER-DETERMINED, INSTRUMENT-SPECIFIC INTERNATIONAL SENSITIVITY INDEX VALUES FOR CALCULATING THE INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO

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作者
CUNNINGHAM, MT [1 ]
JOHNSON, GF [1 ]
PENNELL, BJ [1 ]
OLSON, JD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA,COLL MED,MRC 145B,DEPT PATHOL,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
关键词
INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERNATIONAL SENSITIVITY INDEX; ORAL ANTICOAGULATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME;
D O I
10.1093/ajcp/102.1.128
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
Some thromboplastin manufacturers are currently supplying the instrument-specific international sensitivity index (ISI) values of their reagents, allowing clinical laboratories to calculate instrument-specific international normalized ratio (INR) values on plasma samples from patients receiving coumarin therapy. However, the assumption that systematic interinstrument variability in the INR would be eliminated if manufacturer-determined ISI values were used remains unsubstantiated. This assumption was evaluated by comparing INR values obtained on one instrument that measures a mechanical endpoint (fibrometer) with one that measures a photo-optical endpoint (MLA-700). Three thromboplastin reagents with instrument-specific ISI values supplied by the manufacturer (ISI range, 1.23-2.79) were used. For two of three reagents, the fibrometer INR values were significantly higher than the MLA-700 INR values (P < .01). Analysis of log prothrombin time ratio plots showed that this systematic variability was caused by inaccurate manufacturer ISI values. Of clinical significance is that the inaccurate ISI values produced a high number of discordant INR values between these two instruments (> 47% of plasma samples had one INR value within and one out of the recommended therapeutic range). The implication of these findings for laboratory monitoring of oral anticoagulation is discussed.
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