In July 2022, these guidelines were reviewed by an expert work group convened by ASH.
Review included limited searches for new evidence and discussion of the search results …

Background High-quality anticoagulation management is required to keep these narrow
therapeutic index medications as effective and safe as possible. This article focuses on the …

Background: Guidelines recommend that patients receiving warfarin undergo international
normalized ratio (INR) monitoring every 4 weeks. Objective: To investigate whether …

Essentials Warfarin typically requires International Normalized Ratio (INR) testing at least
every 4 weeks. We implemented extended INR testing for stable warfarin patients in six …

Almost 50 years ago, Menghini (1) described the one-second percutaneous suction liver
biopsy and the needle that bears his name and revolutionized the practice of hepatology. He …

Background: High-quality anticoagulation management is required to keep these narrow
thera-peutic index medications as effective and safe as possible. This article focuses on the …

Although vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) such as warfarin have been used clinically for
decades, evidence supporting how best to manage their use in clinical practice is lacking …

A new protocol for initiating warfarin therapy was introduced to reduce the workload in the
Anticoagulant Clinic. A total of 200 outpatients, with a median age of 74 years, requiring …

Oral anticoagulant monitoring is managed by general practitioners in Auckland. An audit of
this service in 452 patients demonstrated that anticoagulant control was in line with …

This eighth best practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in
laboratory medicine:(i) sodium abnormalities;(ii) faecal occult blood testing;(iii) warfarin …