In the article "Discontinuation of the Bleeding Time Test withoutDetectable Adverse Clinical Impact" by C.M. Lehman, R.C. Blaylock,D.P. Alexander, and G.M. Rodgers
(Clin Chem, 2001;47:120411),
the authors wish to correct an error in the fourth sentenceof the last paragraph on page 1207. The phrase "significantlylarger mean decrease" should be "significantly lower mean decrease".The sentence should read: "On the other hand, significantlymore renal allografts were biopsied after the BT test was nolonger available (Table 4); and an analysis of the mean decreasein hematocrit for allografts vs native kidneys, for all eligiblepatients (n = 66), revealed a significantly lower mean decreasein the hematocrit (P = 0.008) for allograft kidneys (mean ±SD = 0.96 ± 2.31; n = 31) vs native kidneys (mean ±SD = 2.68 ± 2.72; n = 35)". The authors apologize forany confusion this may have caused.