Beneficial Effects of a Point‐of‐Care Bleeding Risk Calculator on Anticoagulant Selection in the Coronary Catheterization Laboratory

ConclusionA simple bleeding risk calculator can substantially reduce overall bivalirudin use by specifically decreasing its use among patients at low bleeding risk while maintaining its use among patients at high bleeding risk. The incidence of bleeding complications remained unchanged despite decreasing bivalirudin use among patients undergoing elective coronary catheterization who were at low risk for bleeding.

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Source: Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - April 17, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jocelyn J. Kerl, Frank C. Spexarth, Rachel Pedersen, Mia Stone, Suhail Q. Allaqaband, James L. Schulgit, Tanvir K. Bajwa, Anjan N. Gupta, Anthony C. DeFranco Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research