Hospital length of stay: is rivaroxaban associated with shorter inpatient stay compared to warfarin among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation?
Current Medical Research & Opinion, April 2014, Vol. 30, No. 4
Warfarin has been the mainstay treatment for prevention of stroke among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Unlike rivaroxaban, warfarin requires laboratory monitoring to allow the attainment of the prothrombin time (PT) international normalized ratio (INR) goal, thereby potentially prolonging a patient's hospital length of stay (LOS).
Authors
Laliberte F, Pilon D, Raut MK, Nelson WW, Olson WH, Germain G, Schein JR, Lefebvre P