An evaluation of intravenous vitamin k for warfarin reversal: are guideline recommendations being followed?

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Published in Hosp Pharm on January 01, 2015

Authors

Ryan M Rivosecchi1, Jeffrey Garavaglia2, Sandra L Kane-Gill3

Author Affiliations

1: PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2: Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy , Morgantown, West Virginia.
3: Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Critical Care Medicine, Biomedical Informatics and Clinical Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ; Critical Care Medication Safety Pharmacist, UPMC , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .

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