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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Emma KampourakiORCiD, Dr Peter Avery, Dr Hilary Wynne, Dr Tina Biss, Dr John Hanley, Dr Katherine Talks, Professor Farhad Kamali
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Current guidelines advocate using fixed-doses of oral vitamin K to reverse excessive anticoagulation in warfarinised patients who are either asymptomatic or have minor bleeds. Over-anticoagulated patients present with a wide range of International Normalised Ratio (INR) values and response to fixed doses of vitamin K varies. Consequently a significant proportion of patients remain outside their target INR after vitamin K administration, making them prone to either haemorrhage or thromboembolism. We compared the performance of a novel tailored vitamin K dosing regimen to that of a fixed-dose regimen with the primary measure being the proportion of over-anticoagulated patients returning to their target INR within 24 h. One hundred and eighty-one patients with an index INR > 6·0 (asymptomatic or with minor bleeding) were randomly allocated to receive oral administration of either a tailored dose (based upon index INR and body surface area) or a fixed-dose (1 or 2 mg) of vitamin K. A greater proportion of patients treated with the tailored dose returned to within target INR range compared to the fixed-dose regimen (68·9% vs. 52·8%; P = 0·026), whilst a smaller proportion of patients remained above target INR range (12·2% vs. 34·0%; P < 0·001). Individualised vitamin K dosing is more accurate than fixed-dose regimen in lowering INR to within target range in excessively anticoagulated patients.
Author(s): Kampouraki E, Avery PJ, Wynne H, Biss T, Hanley J, Talks K, Kamali F
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Haematology
Year: 2017
Volume: 178
Issue: 5
Pages: 800-809
Print publication date: 01/09/2017
Online publication date: 02/08/2017
Acceptance date: 29/03/2017
Date deposited: 30/11/2017
ISSN (print): 0007-1048
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2141
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.14777
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14777
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