Comparison of Point of Care to Lab INR in Dialysis Patients on Warfarin

Mayo Clinic37 enrolled

Overview

To determine whether point of care (POC) International Normalized Ratio (INR) test results correlate with plasma INR measures in hemodialysis patients.

37 chronic hemodialysis patients being anticoagulated with warfarin require INR monitoring routinely.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Anticoagulation in Dialysis Patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic dialysis patients on chronic warfarin anticoagulation. Exclusion Criteria: * On warfarin for less than 1 month.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To determine whether Point of Care INR testing would be suitable in the management of dialysis patients on chronic warfarin therapy

Time frame: Not an intervention study, but observational in this cohort

Secondary Outcomes

Determine whether Point of Care INR devices maintain test accuracy in dialysis patients who are temporarily anemic (HCT <32%) according to their CBC

Time frame: Not an intervention study, but observational in the cohort (statistics completed 1.5 yrs)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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