Quality improvement in an anticoagulation clinic: development of a new treatment protocol.
J Nurs Care Qual
; 27(2): 161-70, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22157419
We sought to improve patient outcomes and efficiency in our anticoagulation clinic through development of a new protocol for managing heart valve patients with subtherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) tests. The new protocol standardized use of 1 anticoagulation agent while warfarin was retitrated, timelines for INR retesting, and target INR levels depending on the type of valve implanted. The new protocol provided significant improvements in patient care; however, outcomes for clinic operating efficiency were mixed.
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Varfarina
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Protocolos Clínicos
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Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca
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Padrões de Prática em Enfermagem
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Melhoria de Qualidade
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Instituições de Assistência Ambulatorial
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Anticoagulantes
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2012
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