Drawing blood samples from heparinized PICCs for coagulation tests using the evidence-based procedure developed for this study resulted in accurate coagulation test results in 4 of the 5 tests: prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, and fibrinogen in seconds and in milligrams.
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