Oral Anticoagulants | Dosing Protocol
Purpose: | To start warfarin therapy in a patient with deep vein thrombosis using the algorithm of Fennerty et al. |
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory Clinical Pharmacology |
Objective: | dosage calculations, dosage adjustments |
ICD-10: | I80 |
Description: | Fennerty et al developed a protocol for starting oral anticoagulant therapy in a patient being treated with intravenous heparin for deep vein thrombosis. This can help prevent the overdosing of a patient that can occur when a single loading dose is given for several consecutive days. The authors are from Llandough Hospital in South Glamorgan and the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff. |
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