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Table 1 Event Characteristics

From: Characteristics of ambulatory anticoagulant adverse drug events: a descriptive study

Characteristic

Total events

(n = 169)

ADEs

(n = 88)

pADEs

(n = 81)

Highest INR, median (range)*

6.1 (3.1-10.0)

5.1 (3.1-10.0)

7.1 (3.3-10.0)

Known contributors, No. (%)

58 (34.3%)

29 (33.0%)

29 (35.8%)

   Drug-drug interactions

25

12

13

   Dietary interaction

30

13

17

   Monitoring issue

8

6

2

   Dosing issue

6

2

4

  1. *The upper reportable limit of INR laboratory measurement is 10; INRs above this value are reported as >10.