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Tests

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Laboratory building (BATLab)

Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4
1205 Genève
Switzerland

Professor
Pierre Fontana
Associate Assistant Physician, Laboratory Manager

Routine tests

The following services are performed 24/7:

  • Quick or prothrombin time (global test of the “extrinsic” coagulation pathway)
  • INR for monitoring of anticoagulant treatment with anti-vitamin K
  • aPTT (global test of the “intrinsic” coagulation pathway)
  • coagulant fibrinogen assay
  • anti-Xa activity assay for evaluation of unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) anticoagulation therapy
  • Factors V and VII+X assay
  • D-dimer assay

Specialized tests

The specialized tests are described in the directory of analysis services 

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Hours

Routine tests:24/7
Specialized tests:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Note: Some specialized tests are performed only with prior agreement of the physicians of the Hemostasis Unit

 

Last update : 21/03/2018