Warfarin anticoagulation in the Covid-19 pandemic: Telephone-based management at a regional hematology outpatient center in Joinville, Brazil

•In-person oral anticoagulation (OA) management has been impacted by COVID-19.•Switching to telephone-based anticoagulation management proved safe and feasible.•No difference in time in therapeutic range (TTR) was observed.

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Published in:	Thrombosis research Vol. 205; pp. 81 - 83
Main Authors:	Machado, Kendra Lys Calixto, Rosa, Suzana Tanquella da, Dobner, Soraya, Boettcher, Ivan Schneider, Pasqualotto, Gilberto Comaru, Lopes, Adelina Elisabeth Lehmkuhl, Araújo, Tainá de, Bolduan, Lysandra Patricia Luchtenberg, Colombo, Maria Daniela Holthausen Perico, Lacerda, Marcelo Pitombeira de
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01-09-2021
Subjects:	Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Brazil COVID-19 Hematology Humans International Normalized Ratio Letter to the Editors-in-Chief Oral anticoagulation Outpatients Pandemics Remote warfarin management SARS-CoV-2 Telephone Warfarin Warfarin - therapeutic use Brazil COVID-19 Oral anticoagulation Warfarin Remote warfarin management
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Summary:	•In-person oral anticoagulation (OA) management has been impacted by COVID-19.•Switching to telephone-based anticoagulation management proved safe and feasible.•No difference in time in therapeutic range (TTR) was observed.
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ISSN:	0049-3848 1879-2472 1879-2472
DOI:	10.1016/j.thromres.2021.07.006