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  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Warfarin is a common anticoagulant for thromboembolic disease.
  • Existing guidelines do not address acute warfarin overdose management.
  • Literature on acute warfarin overdose is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Characterize coagulopathy following warfarin overdose.
  • Describe bleeding events in acute warfarin overdose.
  • Document vitamin K administration in overdose cases.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective chart review at two US tertiary care centers.
  • Analysis of clinical characteristics and bleeding events (major, minor, trivial).

Main Results:

  • 23 patients with acute warfarin overdose were reviewed.
  • 17 patients received vitamin K (median 15 mg).
  • 3 bleeding events occurred (1 major, 2 minor); all patients recovered.

Conclusions:

  • Acute warfarin overdose frequently leads to coagulopathy.
  • Vitamin K is commonly administered in warfarin overdose cases.
  • Bleeding complications are infrequent following acute warfarin overdose.