Editing Bleeding time (section)

{{Short description|Medical test for assessing blood coagulation function}}
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| Specialty      = [[Haematology]]
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| MeshID         = D001760
| MedlinePlus    = 003656
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'''Bleeding time''' is a [[medical test]] done to assess the function of a person's [[platelets]]. It involves making a patient bleed, then timing how long it takes for them to stop bleeding using a [[stopwatch]] or other suitable devices.

The term '''template bleeding time''' is used when the test is performed to standardized parameters.

A newer alternative to the traditional bleeding time test is the platelet function screen performed on the PFA-100 analyzer.<ref name="d583">{{cite journal | last1=Alhaj | first1=Dana | last2=Hagedorn | first2=Nikola | last3=Cuntz | first3=Franziska | last4=Reschke | first4=Madlen | last5=Schuldes | first5=Joerg | last6=Ruthenberg | first6=Juliane | last7=Bakchoul | first7=Tamam | last8=Greinacher | first8=Andreas | last9=Holzhauer | first9=Susanne | title=ISTH bleeding assessment tool and platelet function analyzer in children with mild inherited platelet function disorders | journal=European Journal of Haematology | volume=113 | issue=1 | date=2024 | issn=0902-4441 | doi=10.1111/ejh.14198 | pages=54–65| pmid=38549165 | doi-access=free }}</ref>