Efficacy and safety of a pharmacist-managed inpatient anticoagulation service for warfarin initiation and titration

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-591

  Wong, Y M ^a   Quek, Y N ^a   Tay, J C ^a   Chadachan, V ^a   Lee, H K ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; inpatients; international normalized ratio; pharmacists; warfarin

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 79958161263     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2010.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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