title: Comparison of PT, aPTT, and factor VII values obtained by concurrent sample collection by direct venipuncture and peripheral venous catheters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and factor VII values in concurrent blood samples obtained by direct venipuncture and from a peripheral venous catheter.
  
  
  METHODS
  Concurrent samples obtained from catheters and by direct venipuncture were studied. In a separate crossover bioequivalence assessment of DNA-derived factor VIIa (rFVIIa) from two different batches, sample results of each technique were compared.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital clinical research unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients with hemophilia A under nonbleeding conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients received a single dose of rFVIIa 70 micrograms/kg administered by intravenous push over 2 minutes. Concurrent blood samples were collected at 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 hours after rFVIIa administration. Catheter blood samples were drawn from a three-way stopcock attached to an 18-gauge peripheral venous catheter in the patient's forearm and connected to an intravenous solution of 5% dextrose with half normal saline maintained at a rate of 30 ml/hour. Venipuncture samples were drawn from the opposite arm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PT and aPTT values were determined by using a BBL Fibrometer (PT) and a Coagamate X-2 with automated aPTT reagent. Blood samples were analyzed for factor VII concentration using the Novo Clot assay. The mean venipuncture-obtained PT (8.9 +/- 1.0 sec) and aPTT (48.7 +/- 13.6 sec) values were numerically equivalent to mean catheter-derived PT (9.0 +/- 1.0 sec) and aPTT (48.3 +/- 12.5 sec) results, as were mean venipuncture and catheter-obtained FVII:C values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PT and aPTT values determined after venipuncture and through the peripheral catheter were not statistically different (p > 0.05) when compared by paired or unpaired analysis. Similarly, values of FVII:C measured after venipuncture were statistically equivalent to those after sampling through the peripheral catheter. All six patients preferred the catheter method of blood collection over venipuncture.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haddon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nolen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D001815:Bloodletting; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D005167:Factor VII / Q000032:analysis*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000097:blood*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011517:Prothrombin Time
chemical_list: D005167:Factor VII