Table 2

Agreement between anti-Xa, APTT and ACT assays for results below, within, and above therapeutic ranges for samples after administration of UFH

anti-Xa
aPTT<0.35 U/mL0.35-0.7 U/mL>0.7 U/mL
>85 s 38 (16%) 82 (33%) 97 (39%) 
60-85 s 15 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
<60 s 14 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
anti-Xa
aPTT<0.35 U/mL0.35-0.7 U/mL>0.7 U/mL
>85 s 38 (16%) 82 (33%) 97 (39%) 
60-85 s 15 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
<60 s 14 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
anti-Xa
ACT<0.35 U/mL0.35-0.7 U/mL>0.7 U/mL
>250 s 0 (0%) 3 (1%) 34 (15%) 
150-250 s 7 (3%) 41 (18%) 51 (23%) 
<150 s 53 (24%) 29 (13%) 6 (3%) 
anti-Xa
ACT<0.35 U/mL0.35-0.7 U/mL>0.7 U/mL
>250 s 0 (0%) 3 (1%) 34 (15%) 
150-250 s 7 (3%) 41 (18%) 51 (23%) 
<150 s 53 (24%) 29 (13%) 6 (3%) 
ACT
aPTT<150 s150-250 s>250 s
>85 s 62 (28%) 98 (44%) 37 (17%) 
60-85 s 14 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
<60 s 13 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
ACT
aPTT<150 s150-250 s>250 s
>85 s 62 (28%) 98 (44%) 37 (17%) 
60-85 s 14 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 
<60 s 13 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 

Cells show absolute numbers (% of total number of samples: n = 246 for anti-Xa vs APTT; n = 224 for anti-Xa vs ACT and APTT vs ACT). Concordant cells are bold.

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