Shaoxiong Wang,1– 3,* Shuizi Ding,4,* Hong Luo,4 Xiangping Chai1– 3 1Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Medicine and Difficult
Wang S, Ding S, Luo H, Chai X
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Role of international normalized ratio in nonpulmonary sepsis screening: An observational study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Currently, there is a lack of sepsis screening tools that can be widely used worldwide. Pulmonary sepsis can be of sufficient concern to physicians due to their noticeable symptoms, which usually rely less on screening tools.
Zhang J, Du HM, Cheng MX, He FM, Niu BL.
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Interference of lupus anticoagulant causing antiprothrombin and anti–beta-2-glycoprotein I antibodies on international normalized ratio measurements: comparative analysis of international normalized ratio methods [PDF]
Background: Life-long vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy is recommended as a standard of care in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients with thrombosis.
Rachel Gehlen+7 more
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International Normalized Ratio-to-Albumin Ratio as a Novel Marker of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Severity [PDF]
Introduction. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal emergency, and effective management depends on early risk stratification.
Jeongwoo Choi+5 more
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Data mining for prothrombin time and international normalized ratio reference intervals in children. [PDF]
Reference intervals (RIs) help physicians in differentiating healthy from sick individuals. The prothrombin time (PT) and International normalized ratio (INR) fluctuate in coagulation pathway defects and have interlaboratory variability due to the ...
Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Sibtain Ahmed
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International normalized ratio self-testing and self-management: improving patient outcomes
Matteo Pozzi,1 Julia Mitchell,2 Anna Maria Henaine,3 Najib Hanna,4 Ola Safi,4 Roland Henaine2 1Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, “Louis Pradel” Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France; 2Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, “Louis ...
Pozzi M+5 more
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Elevated International Normalized Ratio Is Associated With Ruptured Aneurysms [PDF]
Background and Purpose— The effects of anticoagulation therapy and elevated international normalized ratio (INR) values on the risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage are unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between anticoagulation therapy, elevated INR values, and rupture of intracranial aneurysms.
Anil Can+12 more
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Evaluation of point‐of‐care International Normalized Ratio in sickle cell disease [PDF]
Background Point‐of‐care (POC) International Normalized Ratio (INR) measurement provides efficient monitoring of warfarin therapy; however, its reliability may be affected in patients with anemia, such as those with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Syeda Rahman+10 more
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Elevated international normalized ratio contributes to poor prognosis in patients with traumatic lung injury [PDF]
ObjectiveTo investigate the pivotal determinants contributing to the adverse prognosis in patients afflicted with traumatic lung injury (TLI), with an aim to mitigate the elevated mortality rate associated with this condition.MethodsA retrospective ...
Qingwei Lin+9 more
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Prothrombin Time-International Normalized Ratio Predicts the Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation Patients Taking Rivaroxaban [PDF]
Background: Although direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are considered to be safe, over or under anticoagulation and increased bleeding or thromboembolic risk are still considered individually.
Tze-Fan Chao+8 more
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