Saturday, April 30, 2011

normal thrombin time and dabagitan

(reprinted not practice in our facility)
A normal thrombin time essentially rules out any anticoagulant effect due to Dabigatran. Thrombin time is a widely available and inexpensive test. For patients known or suspected to be on Dabigatran, our stroke team policy is to consider treatment with IV-t-PA only when thrombin time is normal.


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