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This website and links to the UC San Diego Medical Center Policy on Anticoagulation (MCP 380.6) are accessible through WebRef ("Medication Resources" and "UC San Diego Healthcare Intranet-->MCPs," respectively).  

Warfarin

• Summary of 9th edition CHEST guidelines for indications and duration of anticoagulation
• CHADS₂ scoring system for CVA risk assessment in AF
• HASBLED scoring system for bleeding risk assessment
• Inpatient and outpatient warfarin initiation guidelines
• Adjusting warfarin dose for an out-of-range INR
• Common drug interactions with warfarin
• Recommendations for warfarin reversal based on INR
• Warfarin tablet identification
• Should your patient be sent for pharmacogenetic testing?
• More information on Patient Self Testing of INR

Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation

• Risk of bleeding vs. thrombosis
• Pre-procedure considerations
• Post-procedure considerations
• Recommendations for warfarin hold for specific procedures

Other Anticoagulants

• Low Molecular Weight Heparin
• Dabigatran
• Rivaroxaban
• Apixapan
• Antiplatelets

The Anticoagulation Forum is a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization of health care professionals that will improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications.

UpToDate® is an evidence-based knowledge system authored by physicians to help clinicians make the right decisions at the point of care.

Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.