Clotting time

Clotting time (CT) refers to the time that blood leaves the blood vessel and coagulates outside the body. It is different from the bleeding time, mainly to determine whether the various coagulation factors in the endogenous coagulation pathway are lacking, whether the function is normal, or whether there are increased anticoagulant substances. According to the source of the specimen, the blood clotting time can be measured by capillary blood collection and venous blood collection. The purpose of this test is to understand the coagulation of the blood.

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