학술논문
Emergency management of patients being treated with oral anticoagulants.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*THROMBOSIS prevention
*ANTICOAGULANTS
*ORAL medication
*VITAMIN K
*DRUG prescribing
*EMERGENCY management
*VITAMIN therapy
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ISSN
1877-9344
Abstract
Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the industrialized world. In fact, for decades, VKA have been the only orally available anticoagulant for the primary and secondary prevention of venous and arterial thrombotic events. Their efficacy has been widely demonstrated in a series of studies carried out in the 1990s. Since the incidences of atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism increase exponentially with age, the number of anticoagulated patients is destined to increase. This paper examines anticoagulation therapy management with particular attention to the use of VKA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]