Table 4

Management of warfarin-associated coagulopathy in the emergency department

CharacteristicsCorrection of INR*
No (n = 12)Yes (n = 57)P
Door to CT scan time, min 65 (30-90) 40 (25-85) .5 
CT to FFP time, min† 210 (100-375) 90 (60-205) .02 
Dose of FFP, unit 2 (1-5) 4 (2-6) .1 
CT scan to vitamin K time, min 245 (37-361) 87 (25-210) .2 
Any vitamin K given, % 58 81 .1 
CharacteristicsCorrection of INR*
No (n = 12)Yes (n = 57)P
Door to CT scan time, min 65 (30-90) 40 (25-85) .5 
CT to FFP time, min† 210 (100-375) 90 (60-205) .02 
Dose of FFP, unit 2 (1-5) 4 (2-6) .1 
CT scan to vitamin K time, min 245 (37-361) 87 (25-210) .2 
Any vitamin K given, % 58 81 .1 

Data from Goldstein et al.33  Values are median (range 25%-75%).

CT indicates computerized tomography; IQR, interquartile range; and FFP, fresh frozen plasma.

*

INR indicates international normalized ratio to < 1.4 within 24 hours.

†

First dose.

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