Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.

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BACKGROUND: Uptake of self-testing and self-management of oral anticoagulation [corrected] has remained inconsistent, despite good evidence of their effectiveness. To clarify the value of self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation, we did a meta-analysis of individual patient data addressing several important gaps in the evidence, including an estimate of the effect on time to death, first major haemorrhage, and thromboembolism. METHODS: We searched Ovid versions of Embase (1980-2009) and Medli...

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Authors: Heneghan, C; Ward, A; Perera, R; Bankhead, C; Fuller, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Lancet
• Volume: 379
• Issue: 9813
• Pages: 322-334
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61294-4
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Drug Monitoring; Self Care; Anticoagulants; Humans; Self-Monitoring Trialist Collaboration; Administration, Oral; Thromboembolism; Vitamin K; Hemorrhage; International Normalized Ratio