Retrospective evaluation of a method to predict fresh-frozen plasma dosage in anticoagulated patients

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Frazee, Lawrence A ^a,b   Bourguet, Claire C ^b   Gutierrez, Wilson ^a   Elder Arrington, Jacinta ^c   Elackattu, Alphi E P ^b   Haller, Nairmeen Awad ^a,b  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation reversal; Dose prediction; Fresh frozen plasma; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN K; WARFARIN;

EID: 41349088219     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3180ed4345     Document Type: Article

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