Table 4.
Time to First Stable Target INR (Days) Among Warfarin Patients by Recommendation and Initial Dose (n = 10)
Variable | Dose Stable Within Recommended Range in Alert (n = 5) | Dose Stable Outside Recommended Range in Alert (n = 5) | ||
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Stratified by Initial Dose | ||||
Was the patient initiated at a daily dose of warfarin within the dose recommended within the pharmacogenetics alert? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
No. patients | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Time to First Stable Target INR, days | ||||
Mean ± S.D. | 5 ± 1.0 | 171 ± 106.2 | 49 ± 22.3 | 4 ± 0 |
Median (range) | 5 (4–6) | 175 (39–299) | 54 (15–73) | 4 (not applicable) |