Why the study?
Does a computer-assisted warfarin dosing model improve the maintenance of therapeutic anticoagulation levels compared to standard dosing?
Population
20 patients requiring initial phases of anticoagulation in the prospective evaluation, plus three…
Comparison
Computer-assisted warfarin dosing based on a… vs Standard warfarin dosing without computer…
Design
Cohort
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May support computer-assisted warfarin dosing for better therapeutic range maintenance; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials before practice change.
Does a computer-assisted warfarin dosing model improve the maintenance of therapeutic anticoagulation levels compared to standard dosing?
Computer-assisted warfarin dosing improves the maintenance of therapeutic anticoagulation levels and reduces overanticoagulation during the initial phases of therapy, despite a slightly longer time to reach the target range.
Abbrecht et al. (1982) studied this question.
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