Point-of-care testing of international normalized ratio for patients on oral anticoagulant therapy systematic review and economic analysis
The objectives of this health technology assessment were to evaluate the accuracy, and clinical and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care (POC) international normalized ratio (INR) devices compared with standard lab testing, and between POC INR devices. A systematic review was performed to evaluate th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ottawa
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
2014, July 2014
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| Series: | CADTH optimal use report
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The objectives of this health technology assessment were to evaluate the accuracy, and clinical and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care (POC) international normalized ratio (INR) devices compared with standard lab testing, and between POC INR devices. A systematic review was performed to evaluate the accuracy and clinical effectiveness of POC INR. We also performed a primary economic analysis of the cost-effectiveness of POC INR from a Canadian perspective, as well as a review of the health services impact in Canada |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (viix, 152 pages) illustrations |