Difference between revisions of "Coumadin (Warfarin)"
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| − | '''Coumadin''' (generic '''warfarin''') is an anticoagulant once used to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] rodents that is now used instead to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] humans.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/16620/ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk]</ref> Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic [[INR]], there has been a movement by Coumadin clinics to just [[Minnesota Twins|ballpark]] INR results.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/04/coumadin/ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results]</ref> | + | '''Coumadin''' (generic '''warfarin''') is an anticoagulant once used to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] rodents that is now used instead to [[Bell Biv DeVoe|poison]] humans.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/16620/ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk]</ref> Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic [[PT/INR|INR]], there has been a movement by Coumadin clinics to just [[Minnesota Twins|ballpark]] INR results.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/04/coumadin/ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results]</ref> |
| − | A landmark study on April 3, 2016 showed that starting a person an anticoagulant like '''Coumadin''' immediately increases their risk of falls 120-fold with head trauma "almost guaranteed." Since this study, hospital administrators have a noted a spoke in viewership of the in-hospital, closed-circuit [http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Coumadin Channel], which was already breaking Nielsen ratings records beforehand.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons]</ref> | + | A landmark study on April 3, 2016 showed that starting a person an anticoagulant like '''Coumadin''' immediately increases their risk of falls 120-fold with head trauma "almost guaranteed." Since this study, hospital administrators have a noted a spoke in viewership of the in-hospital, closed-circuit [http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Coumadin Channel], which was already breaking Nielsen ratings records beforehand.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/11/coumadin-channel/ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons]</ref> It has also led to the creation of [http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ Coumadin Gauntlet] by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in order to optimize selection of patients prior to initiation of '''Coumadin'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/coumadin-protocol/ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation]</ref> |
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Coumadin (generic warfarin) is an anticoagulant once used to poison rodents that is now used instead to poison humans.[1] Due to the laborious nature of monitoring and achieving a therapeutic INR, there has been a movement by Coumadin clinics to just ballpark INR results.[2]
A landmark study on April 3, 2016 showed that starting a person an anticoagulant like Coumadin immediately increases their risk of falls 120-fold with head trauma "almost guaranteed." Since this study, hospital administrators have a noted a spoke in viewership of the in-hospital, closed-circuit Coumadin Channel, which was already breaking Nielsen ratings records beforehand.[3] It has also led to the creation of Coumadin Gauntlet by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in order to optimize selection of patients prior to initiation of Coumadin.[4]
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- Jump up ↑ Study: Anticoagulation Initiation Instantly Increases Your Fall Risk
- Jump up ↑ Coumadin Clinic Tired of Drawing Blood, Starts to Just Ballpark INR Results
- Jump up ↑ Hospital Picks Up The Coumadin Channel, Will Bring Back for One More Riveting Seasons
- Jump up ↑ AANS Now Requires Coumadin Gauntlet Prior to Starting Anticoagulation
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