Inpatient warfarin management: Pharmacist management using a detailed dosing protocol

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-184

  Dawson, Nancy L ^a   Porter II, Ivan E ^a   Klipa, Dusko ^a   Bamlet, William R ^b   Hedges, Mary Ann ^a   Maniaci, Michael J ^a   Persoff, Jason ^a   Roy, Archana ^a   Patel, Alden V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Hospitalization; Medication safety; Therapeutic international normalized ratio; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHARMACISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WARFARIN;

EID: 84858862480     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-011-0655-9     Document Type: Article

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