Impact of an extended International Normalized Ratio follow-up interval on Healthcare Use among veteran patients on stable warfarin doses.

CONCLUSION: An extended INR follow-up interval appears to decrease anticoagulation healthcare use without an increase in acute healthcare use. While this intervention could be cost-effective, institutions need to consider safety, efficacy, and feasibility prior to implementation. PMID: 31589272 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31589272?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - October 6, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Margolis AR, Porter AL, Staresinic CE, Ray CA Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research