Which is the best for the warfarin monitoring: Following up by fixed or variable physician?

Asarcikli L. D., Kafes H., Sen T., Ipek E. G., Beton O., Temizhan A., ...More

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.9, no.2, pp.93-101, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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), 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, ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION PATIENTS, EURO HEART SURVEY, THERAPEUTIC RANGE, STROKE PREVENTION, ANTICOAGULATION, TIME, THROMBOEMBOLISM, MANAGEMENT, QUALITY
  • 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.