[Peroral anticoagulant treatment--are the INR values reliable?].
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As part of the Norwegian Medical Association's quality assurance programme for the primary health care sector we have investigated the lasting quality of the specimens drawn for determination of Thrombotest. Blood drawn into siliconated glass tubes resulted in varying Thrombotest values, depending on the time of analysis after specimen collection. Reliable Thrombotest values are needed to be able to administer the correct dosage of warfarin. Thrombotest analysis should therefore be performed within two hours, or after 48 hours of specimen collection.