Medicine & TechnologyPatients who take warfarin must constantly monitor their blood to ensure they are not at risk of developing dangerous blood clots, especially if their blood test shows low INR. Please find out more about it in this article.
Researchers part of a global collaboration discovered the benefits of using full-dose blood thinners such as heparin reduces the need for organ support like mechanical ventilators and increases the chances of hospital discharge. But the same was not seen in critically ill patients.
With the latest finding of the doctors from the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University in Canada, an alternative to warfarin was found which can actually lower the risk of having strokes among dialysis patients.