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. 2021 Nov 4;20(1):92–103. doi: 10.1111/jth.15563

TABLE 4.

Percentage of patients with DOAC concentrations outside range a , stratified by DOAC type and moment of measurement

DOAC type and measurement Number of patients outside range b (%) Outside range ≥2 times (%)
Rivaroxaban, trough levels 36/51 (71%) 18/36 (50%)
Rivaroxaban, peak levels 42/51 (82%) 14/42 (33%)
Apixaban, trough levels 28/50 (56%) 18/28 (64%)
Apixaban, peak levels 35/50 (70%) 18/35 (51%)
Dabigatran, trough levels 29/51 (57%) 16/29 (55%)
Dabigatran, peak levels 33/51 (65%) 15/33 (46%)

Abbreviation: DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant.

a

Within range is defined as a value within the 20th and 80th percentile (of full dose DOAC).

b

At least once.