Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 1964; 11(02): 506-512DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1654846 Originalarbeiten — Original Articles — Travaux Originaux Schattauer GmbH Rapid Screening Methods for Bleeding Disorders. A Three Year Survey Authors Author Affiliations V. A Lovric 1 Institute of Pathology and Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia J Margolis 1 Institute of Pathology and Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) Summary An adaptation of “kaolin clotting time” and prothrombin time for use on haemolysed capillary blood provided simple and sensitive screening tests suitable for use in infants and children. A survey of three year’s experience shows that these are reliable routine laboratory tests for detection of latent coagulation disorders. Full Text References References Abildgaard G. F, Cornet J. A, Johnson H, Schulman I. Screening tests for disorders of thromboplastin formation. Pediat. Clin. N. Amer. 09: 819 1962; Duckert F, Jung E, Schmerling D. H. A hitherto undescribed congenital haemorrhagic diathesis probably due to fibrin stabilising factor deficiency. Thrombos. Diathes. haemorrh. (Stuttg) 05: 179 1960; Hardisty R. H, MacPherson J. C. A one-stage factor VIII (Antihaemophilic Globulin) assay and its use on venous and capillary plasma. Thrombos. Diathes. haemorrh. (Stuttg) 07: 215 1962; Lovric V. A. A simple capillary-blood one-stage prothrombin-time test. Med. J. Aust. 47: 934 1960; Margolis J. The Kaolin clotting time. J. clin. Path. 11: 406 1958; Margolis J. Some experiences with a simplified micromethod for coagulation studies. Brit. J. Haemat. 07: 21 1961; Pitney W. R, Arnold B. J. Laboratory findings in families of patients suffering from von Willebrand’s disease. Brit. J. Haemat. 06: 81 1960; Proctor R. R, Rapaport S. I. The partial thromboplastin time with kaolin. Amer. J. clin. Path. 36: 212 1961; Sturver G. P, Bittner D. L. The partial thromboplastin time (cephalin time) in anticoagulation therapy. Amer. J. clin. Path. 38: 473 1962;
