The Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA‐100®): a novel in‐vitro system for evaluation of primary haemostasis in children
- 20 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Haematology
- Vol. 101 (1) , 70-73
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00656.x
Abstract
The PFA-100® system provides an in-vitro method of assessing primary platelet-related haemostasis by measuring the time (the closure time, or CT) taken for a platelet plug to occlude a microscopic aperture cut into a membrane coated with collagen and either epinephrine or ADP. We used the system to establish normal ranges for CTs in healthy children, adults and neonates. Mean CTs of healthy children were independent of the needle gauge used (21G or 23G) for blood sampling; they were very similar to the mean CTs of healthy adults, but longer than mean CTs of healthy neonates. Although children with haemophilia had normal CTs, the PFA-100 system was found to be potentially useful in screening for von Willebrand disease in children.Keywords
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