Anticoagulation control, outcomes, and associated factors in long-term-care patients receiving warfarin in Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral anticoagulation therapy with warfarin requires frequent monitoring level of anticoagulation by the international normalized ratio (INR). In Africa, studies that explore anticoagulation control, treatment outcomes, and associated factors are reported in various ways in long-term patients receiving warfarin therapy to generate concrete scientific evidence.

Methods

The literature search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, African Journal of Online databases, Google Scholar, and Google. An advanced search strategy was computed to retrieve relevant studies related to anticoagulation control and outcomes. Duplication, title and abstract screening, and full-text assessment were conducted in Covidence software. Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Brigg

SUBMITTER: Tadesse TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528137 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature