Comparison of 10-mg and 5-mg Warfarin Initiation Nomograms Together with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Outpatient Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

  1. Michael J. Kovacs, MD, FRCPC;
  2. Marc Rodger, MD, FRCPC, MSc;
  3. David R. Anderson, MD, FRCPC, MSc;
  4. Beverly Morrow, RN;
  5. Gertrude Kells, BScN, RN;
  6. Judy Kovacs, RN;
  7. Eleanor Boyle, BSc; and
  8. Philip S. Wells, MD, FRCPC, MSc
  1. From London Health Science Centre, London, and Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    1. Figure 1. All patients receive 10 mg on day 1 and day 2. INR = international normalized ratio.
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        Figure 1. All patients receive 10 mg on day 1 and day 2. INR = international normalized ratio. 10-mg warfarin initiation nomogram.
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          Figure 2. Time to therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) in each study group.

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        • Summaries for Patients:A Comparison of Two Methods of Starting the Anticoagulant Drug Warfarin Ann Intern Med May 6, 2003 138:I-50
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        1. Ann Intern Med May 6, 2003 vol. 138 no. 9 714-719
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