Key result
Outpatient self-management of warfarin therapy was feasible, with patients maintaining 76.5% of INRs within the target range and making only 2.5% dosage adjustment errors over 3 months.
Why the study?
Does self-management of warfarin therapy maintain INRs within target range in patients requiring oral anticoagulation?
Population
10 competent patients with planned oral anticoagulation for at least 3 months
Design
Cohort, open
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Should not yet change practice for warfarin management; leaves open efficacy versus standard care pending randomized trials.
Observational (n=10)
Open-label
Does self-management of warfarin therapy maintain INRs within target range in patients requiring oral anticoagulation?
Outpatient self-management of warfarin therapy is feasible, safe, and maintains INRs within target range, supporting the conduct of larger randomized trials.
Sunderji et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Oral anticoagulation (n=10). Self-management of warfarin therapy was evaluated on INRs within target range. Outpatient self-management of warfarin therapy was feasible, with patients maintaining 76.5% of INRs within the target range and making only 2.5% dosage adjustment errors over 3 months.
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