Items for "elderly patients"

Self-management of oral anticoagulation in the elderly: Rationale, design, baselines and oral anticoagulation control after one year of follow-up. A randomized controlled trial

Self-management is safe and reliable in patients with long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC). However, no study has yet assessed the safety and efficacy of OAC self-management in elderly patients with major thromboembolic and haemorrhagic complications as primary outcomes...

Keywords: Oral anticoagulation, self-management, elderly patients, randomized controlled trial