Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8257527 Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2018 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Prolonged INR without obvious cause or anticoagulant treatment is common among elderly patients admitted to an internal medicine ward, and is associated with a severe clinical profile. Prolonged INR is a powerful predictor of 30-day mortality. Assessment of INR my improve risk stratification for elderly inpatients.
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Prognostic significance of a prolonged international normalized ratio in elderly patients in an internal medicine ward
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