Warfarin responses in total joint and hip fracture patients.

J Arthroplasty

Aspen Medical Group, St Paul Minnesota 55108, USA.

Published: September 1999

Warfarin is considered as a narrow therapeutic drug-an agent for which small changes in dosage can lead to significant changes in response. The precision of warfarin treatment is especially relevant in an acute-care setting. In this study, we examined the effect of various risk factors on warfarin response in the early postoperative period after total joint arthroplasty and hip fracture fixation. A total of 260 patients placed on warfarin for thrombosis prophylaxis were retrospectively studied. Risk factors for warfarin sensitivity include age 80 years or older and hip fracture fixation. Patients aged 80 years or older who had hip fracture fixation were 4.7 times more likely to experience an international normalized ratio (INR) at or greater than 4.0 than other patients (therapeutic target range of INR, 1.8-2.2). The largest subtherapeutic risk group in this study were men weighing 180 lb or more. They were 5.7 times less likely to achieve an INR of 1.6 than the other patients. Factors such as body weight, age, and gender should be considered when ordering warfarin therapy. Current hospital warfarin sliding scales should be reviewed for their efficacy to ensure that the target outcome is achieved.

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