Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 1961; 6(03): 492-497DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1654580 Originalarbeiten — Original Articles — Travaux Originaux Schattauer GmbH A Modified Thromboplastin Screening Test Authors Author Affiliations Janet C. Macpherson 1 Department of Haematology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, W. C. 1 R. M Hardisty 1 Department of Haematology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, W. C. 1 Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) Summary A modification of the thromboplastin screening test of Hicks and Pitney is described, in which the effect of surface contact on the test plasma is controlled by the addition of a suspension of kaolin to the incubation mixture before recalcification. Comparative studies show the modified test to give more reproducible results than the standard method. Full Text References References 1 Dormandy K. M, Hardisty R. M. Coagulation tests on capillary blood: a screening procedure for use in small children. J. clin. Path 14: 543 1961; 2 Hicks N. D, Pitney W. R. A rapid screening test for disorders of thromboplastin generation. Brit. J. Haemat. 3: 227 1957; 3 Margolis J. Initiation of blood coagulation by glass and related surfaces. J. Physiol. (Lond.) 137: 95 1957; 4 Margolis J. The kaolin clotting time. A rapid one-stage method for diagnosis of coagulation defects. J. clin. Path. 11: 406 1958;
