Fatma Demet Arslan, Muhittin Serdar, Elif Merve Ari, Mustafa Onur Oztan, Sureyya Hikmet Kozcu, Huseyin Tarhan, Ozgur Cakmak, Merve Zeytinli, Hamit Yasar Ellidag
BACKGROUND: In order to apply the right treatment for hemostatic disorders in pediatric patients, laboratory data should be interpreted with age-appropriate reference ranges. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determining age-dependent reference range values for prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen tests, and D-dimer tests. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 320 volunteers were included in the study with the following ages: 1 month - 1 year (n = 52), 2 - 5 years (n = 50), 6 - 10 years (n = 48), 11 - 17 years (n = 38), and 18 - 65 years (n = 132)...
June 2016: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics