Which is the best for the warfarin monitoring: Following up by fixed or variable physician?
NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.9, no.2, pp.93-101, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 9 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2021.06981
- Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.93-101
- Keywords: Anticoagulation, embolism, hemorrhage, international normalized ratio, warfarin
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Warfarin therapy has some difficulties in terms of close monitoring and dosage. This study aims to evaluate the effect of same-fixed versus different-variable physician-based monitoring of warfarin therapy on treatment quality and clinical end-points.