when and how to use vitamin K to reverse the effects of warfarin
April 2009
There's debate about when and how to use vitamin K to reverse the effects of warfarin.
Vitamin K usually IS needed when the patient has an INR over 9... or has serious bleeding. It's usually NOT needed for INRs under 5.
But it's controversial when the INR is 5 to 9 with no bleeding.
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