Resumption of Warfarin After Hospitalization for Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Mortality Benefits

GOALS: To evaluate whether resumption of warfarin after hospitalization for lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is associated with improved 90-day and 6-month survival.

BACKGROUND: LGIB is a common complication for patients on warfarin. There is limited data to guide clinicians on the optimal management of warfarin following hospitalization for LGIB.

STUDY: We identified patients hospitalized with LGIB while on warfarin using a validated, machine-learning algorithm. Patients were classified as those who had warfarin resumed at discharge and those who did not. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards were used to determine whether resuming warfarin was associated with improved 90-day and 6-month mortality.

There was no association between resumption of warfarin at discharge following hospitalization for LGIB and either 90-day or 6-month mortality on multivariate analysis. Mortality in LGIB was largely driven by age and comorbidities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 52(2018), 6 vom: 19. Juli, Seite 545-550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Parita [VerfasserIn]
Nigam, Neha [VerfasserIn]
Sengupta, Neil [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5Q7ZVV76EI
Anticoagulants
Journal Article
Warfarin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.09.2019

Date Revised 30.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MCG.0000000000000821

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269582622