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Prothrombin time assay

Known as: prothrombin test, Time, Prothrombin, prothrombin time (PT) test 
A measurement of the clotting time of plasma recalcified in the presence of excess tissue thromboplastin; it is a measure of the extrinsic pathway of… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Pretransplant Model to Predict Posttransplant Survival in Liver Transplant Patients
ObjectiveTo develop a prognostic model that determines patient survival outcomes after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effect of activated prothrombin complex concentrate or recombinant factor VIIa on the bleeding time and thrombus formation during anticoagulation with a direct thrombin inhibitor.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Artificial circulatory support with textured interior surfaces. A counterintuitive approach to minimizing thromboembolism.
BACKGROUND Although numerous left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been used clinically, frequent thromboembolic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Reinfusion of shed blood after orthopaedic procedures in children and adolescents.
A prospective study was done of the results of infusion of drained blood after major procedures on the spine and hip in twenty… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Circadian variations in blood coagulation parameters, alpha-antitrypsin antigen and platelet aggregation and retention in clinically healthy subjects.
Ten clinically healthy subjects (5 men and 5 women), 31 +/- 11 yrs of age, were studied at six timepoints (0800, 1200, 1600, 2000… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Recombinant lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor inhibits tissue thromboplastin-induced intravascular coagulation in the rabbit.
Lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor produces feed-back inhibition of tissue factor (tissue thromboplastin)-induced… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Hemostasis Defects Associated with Cardiac Surgery, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Extracorporeal Circuits
This discussion has provided a review of the available literature regarding alterations of hemostasis associated with CPB surgery… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Platelet dysfunction and coagulopathy in intraventricular hemorrhage in the premature infant.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Clinical staging in Reye syndrome.
Of 40 patients with Reye syndrome hospitalized over a three-year period, 17 died, while two survivors have severe neurologic… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
A Modification for Routine Laboratory Use of Stefanini's Method of Estimating Factor V Activity in Human Oxalated Plasma
Quick and Stefanini in 1948 introduced a method for estimating the activity of factor V (Owren, 1947a) in human and animal… 
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