title: Argatroban as an anticoagulant for both hematologic and chemical tests.
abstract: Argatroban possesses strong antithrombin-like activity. We evaluated the usefulness of argatroban in anticoagulating specimens for routine laboratory tests. Results using blood anticoagulated with argatroban corresponded well with the results of blood treated with ethylendiamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in the complete blood count (CBC), including the WBC differential count and morphology of blood cells, when the CBC was performed within 2 hr of blood collection. Clinical chemistry results from argatroban-treated samples were similar to results obtained with serum specimens. Thus, argatroban may be a useful anticoagulant for emergency laboratory medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002614:Chelating Agents; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004492:Edetic Acid; D005260:Female; D006405:Hematology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013449:Sulfonamides
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002614:Chelating Agents; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D013449:Sulfonamides; D001120:Arginine; D004492:Edetic Acid; C031942:argatroban