Figure 25-5 Procedure for determining whether coagulation tests are needed. PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time. (Redrawn and modified from Roizen MF, Hurd MJ: Preoperative patient evaluation. In Rogers MC (ed): Current Practice in Anesthesiology, 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book, 1990, p 14.)


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