作者: Jeffrey James Glasheen
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000149422.50817.85
关键词:
摘要: Warfarin is one of the most common anticoagulants in current use. It maintains a narrow therapeutic index resulting significant amount bleeding. Changes concomitant medication use and acute illnesses are causes overanticoagulation. Monitoring regimens based on patient characteristics intensity duration anticoagulant therapy, along with simple prediction rules, can reduce risk warfarin-related Supratherapeutic international normalized ratios usually best treated by holding dose and/or reducing weekly warfarin. Patients bleeding require more urgent warfarin reversal.