Table 1.
Participating laboratories with coagulometers, assays and reagents used
|
Laboratory¶ |
Platform |
Extrinsic coagulation factors‡ |
Intrinsic coagulation factors§ |
Fibrinogen |
Factor XIII |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assay | Reagents | Assay | Reagents | Assay | Reagents | Assay | Reagents | ||
| A † |
Instrumentation Laboratory ACL Top 700 |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Recombi-plastin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Hemosil® APPT SP |
Clauss method |
Hemosil® Fibrinogen-C |
Kinetic photometric assay |
Berichrom® FXIII |
| B |
Siemens BCS-XP |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Actin® |
Clauss method |
Multifibren U |
Kinetic photometric assay |
Berichrom® FXIII |
| C |
Roche STA-R |
Clotting test (viscosity) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (viscosity) |
Actin FS® |
Clauss method |
STA® Fibrinogen |
Latex immunturbidimetry |
HEXAMATE® FXIII |
| D |
Sysmex CA7000 |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Actin® |
Clauss method |
Dade® Thrombin |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| E |
Siemens BCS-XP |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Pathromtin® SL |
Clauss method |
Multifibren U |
Kinetic photometric assay |
Berichrom® FXIII |
| F |
Siemens BCS |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Actin FS® |
Clauss method |
Multifibren U |
Kinetic photometric assay |
Berichrom® FXIII |
| G* |
Sysmex CA1500 |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Actin FS® |
Clauss method |
Dade® Thrombin |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| H |
Siemens BCS-XP |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Innovin® |
Clotting test (photometric) |
Pathromtin® SL |
Clauss method |
Multifibren U |
Kinetic photometric assay |
Berichrom® FXIII |
| I | Roche STA-R | Clotting test (viscosity) | Innovin® | Clotting test (viscosity) | STA® APPT | Clauss method | bovine thrombin, Diagnotec AG | Kinetic photometric assay | Berichrom® FXIII |
¶ Random order, not matching with the alphabetical list mentioned above. * Laboratory was excluded from analysis of variability between laboratories because not all tests were available. † Laboratory was excluded from analysis of variability between laboratories because of a unique platform. ‡ PT, Factors II, V, VII, X. § Factors VIII, IX, XI.