Point-of-Care INR Testing
Performing 41 INR tests per person-year versus 8 in usual care enables earlier detection of out-of-range values and faster dose correction. Patients were excluded from enrolment if the POCT-to-laboratory INR difference exceeded 0.3 units,…
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Performing 41 INR tests per person-year versus 8 in usual care enables earlier detection of out-of-range values and faster dose correction. Patients were excluded from enrolment if the POCT-to-laboratory INR difference exceeded 0.3 units, ensuring device accuracy. PST patients attended outpatient clinics every 3–6 months for a laboratory INR cross-check to provide external quality assessment of the POCT device. POCT devices and pharmacist guidance were provided free of charge to PST patients, with test strips subsidised.