[Self-management versus conventional management of oral anticoagulant therapy: a randomized controlled trial].
The efficacy of self-managed oral anticoagulant therapy has been addressed in few randomized controlled trials, which have provided inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of self-managed oral anticoagulant therapy with conventional management. One hundred patients were randomly assigned to the two treatment regimens, and it was found that the quality of self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy was at least as good as the treatment provided by conventional management. Self-management is therefore a valid management option in selected patients.
Christensen
Thomas Decker
TD
Hjerte-lunge-karkirurgisk Afdeling T og Klinisk Institut, Skejby Sygehus, Arhus Universitetshospital, DK-8200 Arhus N. tdc@ki.au.dk
Maegaard
Marianne
M
Sørensen
Henrik Toft
HT
Hjortdal
Vibeke Elisabeth
VE
Hasenkam
John Michael
JM