The Impact of Pharmacist-Managed Service on Warfarin Therapy in Patients after Mechanical Valve Replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of pharmacist interventions on international normalized ratio (INR) control during the warfarin initiation phase after mechanical valve replacement.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in a cardiovascular surgery ward in a tertiary hospital from August 1, 2015, to July 31, 2019. Patients aged ≥20 years who were admitted for mechanical valve replacement were enrolled in this study and further classified into conventional and pharmacist-managed warfarin therapy (PMWT) groups. All participants were prospectively followed up until the first outpatient appointment after valve replacement. The effectiveness outcomes were time in therapeutic range (TTR), time to therapeutic INR, number of patients with therapeutic INR at discharg

SUBMITTER: Wu CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159219 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature