A Clinical Evaluation of Thrombo-Wellcotest as A Screening Test for D.I.C..
- Author:
Kyung Soon SONG
1
;
Yong Mo AHN
;
Hyon Suk KIM
;
Samuel Y LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/diagnosis*; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products/analysis*; Human; Latex Fixation Tests
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1980;21(1):58-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Many screening tests have been developed for the detection of FDP for the last decade. Of these, Thrombo-Wellcotest was chosen in our laboratory as a screening procedure. For the last one year, there were 121 determinations performed on 82 patients. Of the patients suspected to have DIC, 27 patients with clinical, and laboratory evidence of DIC showed the Thrombo-Wellcotest to be positive with titers ranging from 1:5 to 1:1280. Those patients without clinical or laboratory evidence of DIC gave all negative results except for 7 positives with low titers. It is our opinion that the Thrombo-Wellcotest is a simple procedure to be performed by ordinary laboratory personnel and an inexpensive test which can be afforded by most of the patients. As a whole, the Thrombo-Wellcotest is considered to be a useful screening test for the detection of FDP in serum.
