Length of hospitalization and mortality for bleeding during treatment with warfarin, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different outcomes among patients hospitalized for bleeding after starting anticoagulation could influence choice of anticoagulant. We compared length of hospitalization, proportion of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions, ICU length of stay, and 30- and 90-day mortality for adults with atrial fibrillation hospitalized for bleeding after starting warfarin, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban.

Methods

An US commercial database of 38 million members from 1 November 2010 to 31 March 2014 was used to examine adults with atrial fibrillation hospitalized for bleeding after starting warfarin (2,446), dabigatran (442), or rivaroxaban (256). Outcomes included difference in mean total length of hospitalization, proportion of ICU admissions, mean length of ICU stay, and all-cause 30-

SUBMITTER: Charlton B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874024 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature