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34. Coagulation testing: Comparison of portable (CoaguChek® XS) and automated coagulation analyzer in healthy cats
Sireeporn Tonthong and Jetsada Rungpupradit
Veterinary World, 13(11): 2541-2545

Sireeporn Tonthong: Department of Small Domestic Animal and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jetsada Rungpupradit: Department of Small Domestic Animal and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.2541-2545

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Article history: Received: 25-06-2020, Accepted: 19-10-2020, Published online: 27-11-2020

Corresponding author: Jetsada Rungpupradit

E-mail: rung7@hotmail.com

Citation: Tonthong S, Rungpupradit J (2020) Coagulation testing: Comparison of portable (CoaguChek® XS) and automated coagulation analyzer in healthy cats, Veterinary World, 13(11): 2541-2545.
Abstract

Background and Aim: The CoaguChek® XS (CCX) is a portable coagulation analyzer that is widely used to monitor prothrombin time (PT) in human patients taking oral anticoagulants. It can also be reliably used for screening dogs when PT is in the normal range. Efficacy of the portable CCX coagulation analyzer was evaluated for testing PT in healthy cats and the normal range was established.

Materials and Methods: Blood samples of 82 cats were collected from the jugular vein and PT was measured using both the CCX and an automated coagulation analyzer (ACA). Spearman's correlation was used to measure the strength and direction of association between the two analyzers, while limits of agreement were assessed utilizing Bland-Altman analysis.

Results: Range of PT using the CCX was 10.1-14.1 s. Correlation between the two analyzers was moderate but significant (r=0.3465, p=0.0014). Mean difference between CCX-PT and ACA-PT was 1.624 s and standard deviation was 0.890 with 95.1% of the samples falling within the limits of agreement.

Conclusion: The CCX is a portable, easy to use coagulation analyzer that requires a small volume of blood and gives results within 1 min. Results showed moderate correlation and good agreement with a standard automated laboratory analyzer. The CCX can be used for screening coagulation testing when PT is in the normal range for cats. However, testing accuracy of the CCX in abnormal PT cats should be further investigated before diagnostic coagulopathy applications.

Keywords: cats, CoaguChek® XS, coagulation testing, point-of-care testing, prothrombin time.