Recently, another modified one-stage method, developed by Owren, 7 has been given the distinctive name of thrombotest. Claims have been made that this test is more satisfactory for controlling ...

A prothrombin time (PT) test measures the amount of time it takes for your blood plasma to clot. Prothrombin, also known as factor II, is just one of many plasma proteins involved in the clotting ...

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...