Table 1 Exclusion Criteria*
From: The use of warfarin in veterans with atrial fibrillation
Characteristic | Inpatients | Outpatients |
|---|---|---|
N = 212 | N = 538 | |
N (%)† | N (%)† | |
Sinus rhythm | 32 (15) | 42 (8) |
Death | 21 (10) | 1 (0.2) |
History of gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 18 (8) | 6 (1) |
Fall risk | 14 (7) | 4 (0.7) |
Pacemaker | 4 (2) | 9 (2) |
Lone atrial fibrillation | 4 (2) | 1 (0.2) |
Terminal illness | 4 (2) | 0 (0) |
Patient refused | 3 (1) | 6 (1) |
History of intracranial hemorrhage | 3 (1) | 3 (0.6) |
Transfer to outside facility | 3 (1) | 0 (0) |
Multi-infarct dementia in comfort care patients | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) |
Warfarin held for procedure or surgery | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) |
Warfarin allergy | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Failed to comply with warfarin protocol, warfarin stopped | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |
History of seizures | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Elective admission to begin sotalol and discontinue warfarin | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Previous bleeding on warfarin | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |