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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2024

The impact of child-specific characteristics on warfarin dosing requirements.

Yousif S Alakeel, Abdulraouf M Z Jijeh, Norah S BinSabbar, Meshary F Almeshary, Numan A Alabdan, Jawaher A Gramish, Mohammed A Al Essa

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yousif S AlakeelDepartment Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulraouf M Z JijehKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Norah S BinSabbarDepartment Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Meshary F AlmesharyDepartment Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Numan A AlabdanDepartment Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jawaher A GramishDepartment Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A Al EssaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Background: The influence of child characteristics on warfarin dosing has been reported; however, there is no consensus on the nature and extent of this effect. Objectives: To investigate the impacts of the demographic and clinical characteristics of children on the warfarin dose required to achieve a therapeutic international normalization ratio (INR). Methods: This retrospective cohort study included children aged 3 months to 14 years old who were prescribed warfarin for 3 months or longer with a "stable INR." The primary outcome was the total daily dose (TDD) and total weekly dose of warfarin required to achieve a therapeutic INR target. Results: We included 127 patients with a mean age of 7.7 ± 3.7 years and a median weight of 22 (IQR, 16-33) kg. Of the sample, 55 patients (43.3%) required a TDD of ≤0.1 mg/kg. The TDD for children younger than 5 years, 5 to 10 years, and older than 10 years were 0.14 ± 0.06 mg/kg, 0.12 ± 0.05 mg/kg, and 0.096 ± 0.04 mg/kg, respectively ( Conclusion: The study confirmed that the patient demographics affect the daily warfarin dose required to achieve the INR target. However, they do not have any predictive value for the incidence of out-of-range-INR.

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