Item Brochure

14 15
Be involved with your anticoagulation management
· Have the peace of mind that you know your INR value when needed, home or
away
· Self-monitoring only requires a drop of blood and results are available within a
minute
· Results can either be reported to your doctor or nurse who will adjust your
warfarin dose for you, or you can learn how to adjust the dose yourself
Self-monitoring can increase your safety on warfarin
· Self-monitoring with CoaguChek gives an accurate result
34
· With self-testing you can monitor your INR more frequently
· This can increase the amount of time your INR is within therapeutic range
35
· Without increased risk for serious bleeding
36
Self-monitoring gives you the freedom and independence to monitor your
anticoagulation therapy
· Regular INR testing at the doctor’s office or hospital can be inconvenient for
some people due to:
· Work or family commitments
· Transport difficulties
· Other illnesses
· Holiday plans
Patient self-monitoring
Increase your safety and independence
Self-monitoring
reduces your risk
of blood clots
Fig 6: Self-monitoring reduces the risk of major blood
clots (Adapted from Bloomeld et al, 2011)
36
Percentage of warfarin patients who had a major blood clot
Self-
monitoring
2.5%
Usual care
4%