TIME TO ACHIEVING THERAPEUTIC INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO INCREASES HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY IN CARDIAC VALVE SURGICAL PATIENTS

Therapeutic International Normalized Ratio Monitoring

studies have shown that the percentage of ring sideroblasts in MDS is not prognostically important. Thus, in the revised WHO classification, a diagnosis of MDS-RS may be made even in the presence of only 5% of ring sideroblasts in cases with SF3B1 mutation. MDS-RS cases will be subdivided into cases with single lineage dysplasia (previously classified as RARS) and cases with multilineage dyspla...

Warfarin Dosing and Time Required to Reach Therapeutic International Normalized Ratio in Patients with Hypercoagulable Conditions

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the difference in duration of anticoagulation and dose of warfarin required to reach a therapeutic international normalized ratio [(INR) of 2 to 3] in patients with hypercoagulable conditions as compared to controls. To our knowledge, this study is the first in the literature to delineate such a difference. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospecti...

Effects of a Designed Discharge Plan on Anxiety and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Replacement

Background & Objective: Anxiety is the most common issue in the candidates of surgical heart valve replacement. The length of hospital stay in these patients is economically and organizationally important as a predictor of their recovery from acute physical conditions. The present study aimed to assess the effects of a designed discharge plan on anxiety and length of hospital stay in patients u...

Glycemic control in diabetic and non-diabetic cardiac surgical patients and length of hospital stay.

BACKGROUND Maintaining blood glucose levels (BGL) within normoglycemic range has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. However, there is little evidence that maintenance of normoglycemic BGL is beneficial for diabetic and non-diabetic patients who undergo cardiac surgery. PURPOSE To examine the relationship between BGL and length of stay (LOS) of cardiac sur...

Nutritional status and length of hospital stay for surgical patients.