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| العنوان: |
Quality of anticoagulation management with warfarin among outpatients in a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Gedif Fenta, Teferi, Assefa, Tamrat, Alemayehu, Bekele |
| المصدر: |
BMC Health Services Research; 7/5/2017, Vol. 17, p1-7, 7p, 2 Charts, 4 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DRUG side effects, ANTICOAGULANTS, WARFARIN, BLOOD coagulation, BLOOD coagulation disorders, PREVENTION, BLOOD disease treatment |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Warfarin is the most widely used anticoagulant in the world. The difficulty of managing warfarin contributes to great potential for patient harm, both from excessive anticoagulation and insufficient anticoagulation. This study assessed the International Normalized Ratio (INR) control outcome measures and warfarin dose adjustment practices at cardiology and hematology outpatient clinics at a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: The study was based on a cross - sectional study design involving 360 retrospective patients' chart review among outpatients who received warfarin for its various indications. Results: The mean frequency of INR monitoring per patient was 62.9 days (17.2-143.7 days). Patients spent 52.2%, 29.0% and 18.8% of the time in sub-therapeutic, therapeutic and supra-therapeutic ranges, respectively. The daily warfarin dose was increased 50.9% and 36.9% and decreased in 52.8% and 60.9% of the time for occurrences of sub-therapeutic and supra-therapeutic INRs to achieve target ranges of 2.0-3.0 and 2.5-3.5, respectively. Conclusion: The quality of anticoagulation management with warfarin among outpatients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital was sub-optimal. This was reflected by low Time in Therapeutic Range (TTR), longer than recommended INR monitoring frequency, and minimal actions taken to adjust warfarin dose after occurrences of non-therapeutic INRs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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