Improved control of oral anticoagulant dosing: A randomized controlled trial comparing two computer algorithms

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1644-1649

  Van Leeuwen, Y ^a   Rombouts, E K ^a   Kruithof, C J ^a   Van Der Meer, F J M ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Computers; Trials

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; COUMARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT HEMORRHAGE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; SKIN BLEEDING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 34447630455     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02610.x     Document Type: Article

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