Importance and the Related Issues of Pharmaceutical Care for Application of Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Valve Replacement / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To reduce the incidence of complications in anticoagulant treatment for patients with mechanical heart valve replacement.METHODS:The factors affecting the anticoagulative efficacy of warfarin were analyzed,and pharmaceutical care was performed for patients to provide them with guidance about the standard use of warfarin in case of the problems likely occurred during the anticoagulant treatment.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The anticoagulative efficacy of warfarin was influenced by many factors.It is important for pharmacists to carry out active,reasonable and effective pharmaceutical care so as to reduce the incidences of bleeding and thrombus during anticoagulant treatment,avoid drug-induced physical lesions and improve patients' quality of life after surgery.