Deaths associated with warfarin in elderly patients
Reardon, M.; Burns, B.; Brewer, B.; O'Sullivan, J.P.
British Journal of Clinical Practice 49(6): 322-323
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-0947 PMID: 8554958 Document Number: 439747
The four cases presented illustrate fatal errors in the management of elderly patients at different stages in the chain of their anticoagulation treatment. As indications for anticoagulation increase in the elderly, more care needs to be taken.
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