Currently there may be considerable delay before international normalised ratio (INR)
results are available. Many patients wait for results to undergo cardiac catheterisation,
cardio-version or discharge. Point of care (POC) INR technology may offer benefits
to patients, health care staff and facilities. There are few studies reporting its
efficacy and impact on cardiovascular disease inpatients on warfarin therapy, and
none that report POC INR use in patients converting from heparin. The aim of this
study was to compare the accuracy of INR results from POC testing with INR laboratory
testing for patients receiving warfarin in an acute care setting and included patients
being converted from intravenous heparin.
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