Association between time to therapeutic INR and length of stay following mechanical heart valve surgery.

Lucas Colombo GodoyGeorge TomlinsonAsmaa M AbumuamarMichael E FarkouhMadeleine RudolphFilio BilliaIris CohnGil MarcusRaymond H Kim Vivek Rao Patrick R Lawler

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Prolonged time to achieve a therapeutic INR was independently associated with prolonged LOS. Future strategies aimed at improving attainment of therapeutic INR following MeVS may reduce hospital LOS.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
healthcare
heart failure
aortic valve
mitral valve
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
aortic stenosis