Anticoagulation is central to the management of thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The standard anticoagulant treatment for APS life-long warfarin or an alternative vitamin K antagonist. role direct oral anticoagulants not established due lack definitive evidence and has recently been addressed in international guidance. Other options include low molecular weight heparin, unfractionate...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : many patients using warfarin may be at risk of international normalized ratio fluctuations. this may cause severe massive gastrointestinal or cerebral bleeding. subclinical hypothyroidism in our population is highly prevalent (range from 3.1% to 8.4% for males and females respectively). overt hypothyroidism di...

Purpose: To assess the level of knowledge on warfarin therapy and anticoagulation control, and explore the association between knowledge and anticoagulation control in a section of Saudi population. Methods: A cross-sectional prospective survey was conducted over a 4-week period in 2013 at King Khalid University Hospital outpatient anticoagulant clinic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Adult patients wh...

conclusions our results showed that the study population perceived a high likelihood of cchf risk. improving public knowledge and awareness could result in a more realistic assessment of cchf risk, hence better compliance with taking precaution measures to tackle the disease. results approximately 70% of the respondents reported the cchf risk to be 'high'. factors independently associated with ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of adding a simulated anticoagulation clinic practical examination for formal assessment of PharmD students' skills. DESIGN A practical examination requiring students to review a mock medical record and role-play a follow-up anticoagulation clinic visit with a standardized patient was designed. Students assessed the patient's vital signs, laboratory valu...

BACKGROUND Assessing and improving patients' anticoagulation knowledge can lead to better treatment outcomes. While validated knowledge instruments exist for use in people taking warfarin, these tools are not necessarily applicable to patients taking direct-acting oral anticoagulants. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate an oral anticoagulation knowledge instrument that is applicable to all oral...

Management of anticoagulation in elderly patients represents a particularly challenging issue. Indeed, this patient population is at high thromboembolic risk, but also at high hemorrhagic risk. Assessment of the benefit-risk balance of anticoagulation is the key point when decisions are made about introducing and/or continuing such treatments in the individual elderly patient. In order to maxim...

introduction: knowledge serves as the most essential career point and is more important than facilities and equipments. since many companies are destined to vanish unless they are innovative, the ability to learn, change and adapt seems to be vital. therefore, this study evaluated the performance of hashemi nejad hospital in 2007 based on the measurement, analysis, and knowledge management cate...

BACKGROUND Anticoagulation can reduce quality of life, and different models of anticoagulation management might have different impacts on satisfaction with this component of medical care. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no scales measuring quality of life and satisfaction with anticoagulation that can be generalized across different models of anticoagulation management. We describe the develop...