Why the study?
Does patient self-management of coagulation status improve time in therapeutic range and reduce complications compared to conventional testing in patients on oral anticoagulation?
Population
Patients on oral anticoagulant therapy in Germany
Comparison
Patient self-management of coagulation status… vs Conventional testing
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports self-management for improved TTR; leaves open confirmation of complication reduction in prospective trials.
Does patient self-management of coagulation status improve time in therapeutic range and reduce complications compared to conventional testing in patients on oral anticoagulation?
Patient self-management of oral anticoagulation improves time in therapeutic range and may reduce bleeding and thromboembolic complications compared to conventional testing.
Taborski et al. (1999) studied this question.