title: [Initial evaluation of the ACL-Futura coagulation analyzer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The first analytical performance of analyzer ACL-Futura (Instruments Laboratory) is presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analyzer shows an within-between day imprecision with controls, for PT (prothrombin time) of 0.7-8%, APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) of 0.7-4%, fibrinogen (derived) 2-6%, ATIII (antithrombin III) of 3-9%, with specimens the imprecision is lowest. The linearity and carry-over for all the techniques were studied. An study of medicine interferences (Aspirin and Sintrom) and bilirubin, lipemia was performed. The reference values are presented. We study the practicability of the analyzer: technical difficulty, time consuming, determination cost and the usefulness in the urgency laboratory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results validate the method to resolve the increased demand of these parameters.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil del Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aulesa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sentis
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000074:Acenocoumarol / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000032:analysis; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D000990:Antithrombin III; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006493:Heparin; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000074:Acenocoumarol; D001241:Aspirin; D001663:Bilirubin
vernacular_title: Primera evaluación del analizador de coagulación ACL-Futura.