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Slow start warfarinisation
Posted by: Noel Boyle ()
Date: 14 October, 2010 11:33PM

Hi Colm, wondering if planning an update to include an option for 3,3,3mg as opposed to 10,10 or 8,8mg as at present?
Noel

Re: Slow start warfarinisation
Posted by: C Rafferty ()
Date: 15 October, 2010 10:15AM

Hi Noel,
I've been stalling as not sure whether to go for 3mg or 2mg.
There seems to be 2 options for slow initiation.
Oates et al 1998: 2mg for 2 weeks
[onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

[www.nhstaysideadtc.scot.nhs.uk]

or
Janes 2004, which is 3mg every day for 1 week, This is the one you are probably aware of.

I haven't decided which one to go for. Locally it seems the 2mg per day maybe the one we go for. So I will probably implement it.

Colm

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