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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Thromb Res. 2016 Apr 26;143:40–44. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.04.019

Table 1. Patient demographics, reason for sending DOAC level, and results of DOAC testing.

Patient Reason for testing Age (years) Gender M=male, F= female BMI (kg/m2) Weight (kg) Dose (QD= daily, BID=twice daily) DOAC level (ng/ml)* Peak vs trough Miscellaneous Notes Outcome
Apixaban

1 obesity 64 F 50.7 139.8 5 mg BID 240.3 peak no change

2 obesity 41 F 66.8 199.1 5 mg BID 110.6 peak no change

3 low body weight 88 F 22.6 54.3 2.5 mg BID 102 trough no change
218.5 peak

4 recurrent TTP with stroke on apixaban 45 F 34.5 82.8 5 mg BID 229.5 peak inpatient stopped apixaban, resumed aspirin

5 Livedoid vasculopathy with persistent symptoms in spite of a/c 66 M 28.1 90.2 5 mg BID 93.3 random 8 hour post dose no change

6 healing leg ulcer with palpable clotted veins around it 28 M 27.3 86.2 5 mg BID 159 peak 4 hours post dose no acute thrombus, no change to dose

7 progressive superior mesenteric vein thrombosis in spite of apixaban 62 F 46.2 - 7.5 mg BID 274 peak inpatient; 4 hour post dose switched to LMWH in setting of malignancy

8 unclear 70 F 27.4 70.2 5 mg BID 269.2 trough no change

Rivaroxaban

9 obesity 27 M 56.2 203.9 15 mg BID 0 trough 17 hours post-dose no change

10 obesity 40 M 43.6 - 20 mg QD 222.3 peak 3 hours post-dose no change

11 obesity 47 M 40.7 150 20 mg QD 15.5 trough no change
205.6 peak 2.5 hours post-dose

12 obesity 33 F 51.2 148.3 20 mg QD 96.5 random no change
37.8 trough
459.8 peak

13 obesity 43 M 44.9 158.8 20 mg QD 142.4 peak no change
17 trough
134 random no change

14 obesity 47 F 59.3 161.6 20 mg QD 139.1 random no documentation no change

15 obesity 47 F 50.1 140.6 20 mg QD 0 trough 24 hours no change
123.7 peak 2.5 hours post-dose

16 low body weight 30 F 20 44.5 15 mg QD 155.5 peak no change
5.8 peak no change
116 peak no change

17 concern for new thrombus, rule out anticoagulation failure 38 M 26.6 96.5 15 mg BID 161.6 peak determined thrombus developed prior to rivaroxaban inittiation; thus no change

18 history of supratherapeutic INR on warfarin, concern for overdosing of rivaroxaban 29 F 22.8 60.1 20 mg QD 19.4 random no change

19 history of bleeding at lower dose 54 F NR NR 20 mg QD 282.6 peak 3 hours post-dose no change

20 starting terbinafine- concern for medication interaction 53 M 31.6 103.4 20 mg QD 250.3 peak no change
post-terbinafine dose 210.1 peak level checked one week after starting terbinafine no change

21 post gastric bypass 60 F 30.9 100.4 20 mg QD 125.8 peak 4 hours post-dose no change

22 s/p bowel resection 21 M 30.9 106.2 20 mg QD 0 random no change

23 unclear 70 M 27.6 87.3 20 mg QD 194 peak 4 hours after last dose no change

Dabigatran

24 acute on chronic renal failure, need for line placement 59 M 37.6 NR 150 mg QD 194 random 7d after last dose monitored level until renal biopsy performed without complication
155 random 8d post-dose
128 random 9d post-dose
117 random 10d post-dose
88 random 11d post-dose
66 random 12d post-dose
66 random 13d post-dose
44 random 15d post-dose
54 random 16.5d post-dose

25 need for urgent surgical intervention 75 M 25.2 NR NR 91.72 random 24 hours post-dose levels monitored in preparation for surgery; ultimately never underwent surgery
65 random 48 hours post-dose
46.1 random 7d post-dose

26 pre-op 65 F 14.9 81.6 150 mg BID <30 random 24 hours post-dose repair of wound dehiscience of deep brain stimulator

27 APLAS 21 F 21.9 NR 150 mg BID 85.11 peak 1 hour post-dose no change

28 prolonged PT/PTT 59 F NR 108 150 mg BID 92 random dabigatran held in setting of prolonged PTT/PT due to liver synthetic dysfunction
*

Determined by liquid chromatography- mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and reported as anti-Xa drug level for apixaban and rivaroxaban and by chromogenic ecarin assay for dabigatran

Abbreviations: BMI= body mass index; INR= international normalized ratio; APLAS = anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome; PT= prothrombin time; PTT= partial thromboplastin time; d=days, hrs= hours