Background Many children taking warfarin perform their international normalized ratio (INR)
at home, with results phoned to a clinician who instructs warfarin dosing. Data suggest that …

Increasing numbers of children require warfarin thromboprophylaxis. Home INR testing by
the patient (PST) has revolutionized warfarin management. However, the family/patient must …

Background Patient self-management (PSM) in adults is safer and more cost effective than
conventional management. Warfarin is a narrow therapeutic index drug with individual …

Background Warfarin therapy in children is impacted by many variables. To support the
implementation of a self-management program within a pediatric anticoagulation service, a …

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of patient self-management (PSM) of
anticoagulation using warfarin in a typical primary care site in Canada and to determine the …

Background Point-of-care international normalized ratio (INR) monitoring devices simplify
warfarin management by allowing selected patients to monitor their own therapy in their …

Introduction: Although improved anticoagulation therapy outcomes have been demonstrated
in clinical trials evaluating warfarin patient self-management (PSM) programs, these studies …

INTRODUCTION: Management strategies such as self-monitoring of anticoagulant therapy
have been reported with increased frequency. Whilst patient education is frequently …

Study Objective To compare clinical and safety outcomes of warfarin therapy before and
after implementation of a novel patient self‐management (PSM) program in which patients …

Background Despite consensus guideline recommendations, the use of warfarin patient self‐
management (PSM) in the United States (US) healthcare system remains underutilized …