International Normalized Ratio (INR)
Critical international normalized ratio results after hours
... Objective To determine whether the timing of notification of critical international normalized ratio (INR) results (during or after clinic hours) altered the clinician’s ability to aff[r] ...
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Warfarin and boceprevir interaction causing subtherapeutic international normalized ratio: a case report
... The patient is a 73-year-old, 79kg African American man with a past medical history of diabetes, hyperten- sion, and microscopic hematuria. He was diagnosed with HCV genotype 1a infection in 2004. At that time, he was ...
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Multivariate relationships between international normalized ratio and vitamin K-dependent coagulation-derived parameters in normal healthy donors and oral anticoagulant therapy patients
... Several recent studies have focused on evaluating markers of activation of the haemostatic system in terms of thrombin generation, such as prothrombin fragment F1+2, thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complexes, or clot- ting ...
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International normalized ratio (INR) testing in Europe: between-laboratory comparability of test results obtained by Quick and Owren reagents
... The PT was developed by Quick [4] as a screening test for the extrinsic (tissue) clotting system and has over time become a globally utilized method, particularly following acceptable PT standardization using the PT ...
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THE EFFECT OF THROMBOPLASTIN REAGENTS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES (LYOPHILIZED VS LIQUID) ON THE INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)
... the International Normalized Ratio (INR) was devised to standardize PT reporting in long-term anticoagulant ...the International Normalized Ratio (INR) results ...low ...
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International normalized ratio and serum C-reactive protein are feasible markers to predict complicated appendicitis
... Methods: Patients who underwent appendectomy were retrospectively recruited. They were divided into complicated appendicitis and non-complicated appendicitis groups and their preoperative laboratory results were ...
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Performance of point-of-care international normalized ratio measurement to diagnose trauma-induced coagulopathy
... Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) is a common phenomenon after severe trauma and is associated with transfusion requirements, risk of complications and mortality [1]. Early detection of TIC is based upon early and ...
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International normalized ratio self-testing and self-management: improving patient outcomes
... Long-term oral anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists could display the risk of hemorrhagic or thromboembolic complications. The occurrence of these potentially life-threatening complications depends on the accuracy ...
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Seasonal variation in the international normalized ratio of neonates and its relationship with ambient temperature
... Background: The morbidity and mortality rates due to cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction are known to exhibit seasonal variations. Moreover, changes in the ambient temperature are reportedly associated ...
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International normalized ratio testing with point-of-care coagulometer in healthy term neonates
... the international normalized ratio (INR), have been available for the last decade, and the system offers convenient and accurate anticoagulant monitoring in adult patients ...
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Elevated prothrombin time/international normalized ratio associated with concurrent administration of regorafenib and warfarin in a patient with advanced colorectal cancer
... The patient ’ s PT/INR values exhibited a tendency to increase when concurrently used with regorafenib, the dose of which was reduced to 80 mg daily on days 1 to 14 every 3 weeks at a ph[r] ...
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The effects of a low international normalized ratio on thromboembolic and bleeding complications in patients with mechanical mitral valve replacement
... higher international normalized ratios (INRs) due to the higher rates of thromboembolic com- plications of the prosthesis in the mitral position than in the aortic ...
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Challenges in achieving a target international normalized ratio for deep vein thrombosis among HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis: a case series
... Results: We describe 7 cases of TB and HIV-infected patients in Uganda diagnosed with DVT and started on anticoagulation therapy. Their median age was 30 (IQR: 27 – 39) years and 86 % were male. All patients had ...
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Thromboelastometry analysis of thrombocytopenic dengue patients: a cross sectional study
... Many studies have assessed the coagulation system in DVI through conventional coagulation tests such as the prothrombin time (PT), international normalized ratio (INR), thrombin time (TT), and ...
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Infliximab/Plasmapheresis in Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome Secondary to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
... In the ICU, the rash evolved to scattered groupings of vesicles involving the oral mucosa, prompting a skin biopsy, which showed interface in fl ammation with scant lymphocytic in fi ltrate and epithe- lial cell necrosis, ...
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Ovarian malignancy unmasked by venous gangrene in a patient on warfarin therapy: a case report
... A 53-year-old morbidly obese woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 70 of Cook Islands origin had a background of obesity-induced hypoventilation and metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, and gout. She also had ...
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Dental extraction in patients on warfarin treatment
... the international normalized ratio [INR] is less than 4) following simple tooth extraction without modification of the warfarin dose given to ...
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Effect of Standardized Warfarin Treatment Protocol on Anticoagulant Effect: Comparison of a Warfarin Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic with Usual Medical Care
... Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out in a cardiology referral hospital located in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 2009 to 2014. The inclusion criteria were: adult patients who were diagnosed and ...
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Point of care testing for emergency assessment of coagulation in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants
... time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and activated clotting time (ACT+ and ACT-low range) POCT ...
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Cholesterol esterification in plasma as a biomarker for liver function and prediction of mortality
... score were dramatically increased. After discontinuation of the drug, INR and MELD score decreased rapidly. In contrast, the cholesterol esterification rate was almost stable (See Additional file 1 for details). ...
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