This guidance document has been prepared on behalf of the International Council for
Standardization in Haematology (ICSH). The aim of the document is to provide guidance …

Lupus anticoagulant (LA) is one of the three criteria antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs)
employed in classification, and by default diagnosis, of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) …

Review of the guideline followed the standard BSH guidelines procedure. Following review
of the draft guideline by the BSH Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force and the BSH …

Prothrombin time is one of several blood tests routinely used in clinical practice to evaluate
the coagulation status of patients. More specifically, prothrombin time is used to evaluate the …

Abstract von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most commonly reported inherited bleeding
disorder and may alternatively occur as an acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) …

There are typically three phases identified as contributing to the total testing process. The
preanalytical phase starts with the clinician and the patient, when laboratory testing is being …

In hematology and coagulation, diligence in the preanalytical phase of testing is of critical
importance to obtaining reliable test results. If the sample used for testing is unsuitable, even …

This guideline updates the previous guidelines 1, 2 published on behalf of the British
Society for Haematology (BSH) and the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' …

Protein C (PC) is a vitamin K-dependent zymogen synthesized in the liver that plays a major
role in regulating the coagulation pathway. Upon interaction with the thrombin …

Preanalytical sample management is critical for a proper assessment of hemostasis
parameters, and may differ depending on prescribed tests or additional tests considered to …