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. 2018 Jul 3;10(7):e2920. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2920

Table 3. Outcomes by days to OAC use.

OAC (oral anticoagulation), AE (adverse events), PE (pulmonary embolism), DVT (deep vein thrombosis)

    Overall  n=85 No OAC    n=32 < 7 days   n=32 7-14 days  n=10 >14 days  n=11
Days to receiving OAC, median (IQR*) 1 (0 – 5.5) - 1 (1 - 2) 7 (7 – 9.5) 30 (24 – 31)
Complications**, n (%)          
   Death 27 (31.8) 22 (68.8) 2 (6.3) 1 (10.0) 2 (18.2)
   Stroke 1 (1.2) 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
   MI 7 (8.2) 5 (15.6) 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (9.1)
   Re-bleed 8 (9.4) 7 (21.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (9.1)
   Pneumonia 2 (2.4) 2 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Number of AEs          
   0 56 (65.9) 8 (25.0) 30 (93.8) 9 (90.0) 9 (81.8)
   1 15 (17.6) 13 (40.6) 1 (3.1) 1 (10.0) 0 (0.0)
   2 13 (15.3) 10 (31.3) 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (18.2)
   3 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
   4              1 (1.2) 1 (3.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)