A method which may be used to determine haemostatic dysfunction in a patient is carried out by (a) adding a reagent to a test sample, wherein the test sample includes at least a component of a blood sample from a patient; and then (b) measuring the formation of a precipitate due to the reaction of the...http://www.google.de/patents/US6429017?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6429017 - Method for predicting the presence of haemostatic dysfunction in a patient sample