[Socio-demographic and clinical profile of patients using oral anticoagulants].
The purpose of this study is to investigate the socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory profile of individuals in the follow-up period due to the use of oral anticoagulants. This is a descriptive study, cross performed in the clinic of oral anticoagulation in a tertiary hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews and examinations of the patients' medical records. 180 subjects participated. The results show that the most females (65.6%), with an average age of 55 years, use warfarin (83.3%) for 6.9 years or more, due to the presence of metallic prosthetic heart (50%). These results provide subsidies for nurses to plan the assistance of their patients in oral anticoagulation therapy as a way of reducing complications related to therapy and increasing adherence to treatment.
Pelegrino
Flávia Martinelli
FM
Centro Cirúrgico do Hospital das Clćnicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (HC-FMRP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
Dantas
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti
RA
Corbi
Inaiara Scalçone de Almeida
IS
Carvalho
Ariana Rodrigues da Silva
AR
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
D000925:Anticoagulants