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Table 1.
Details of how patients completed their heparin course.
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Heparin not indicated | |
| Heparin contraindicated | 21 (4.5%) |
| Patient on warfarin | 27 (5.8%) |
| Patient on rivaroxaban | 1 (0.2%) |
| Heparin not indicated as old fracture and patient mobile | 1 (0.2%) |
| Heparin completed in hospital | |
| Heparin course completed before discharge | 89 (19.1%) |
| Patient died in hospital before the 28 course completed | 19 (4.1%) |
| Patients requiring heparin after discharge to complete course | |
| Heparin not prescribed | 5 (1.1%) |
| Heparin not given by nursing home | 2 (0.4%) |
| Heparin not given by district nurse | 1 (0.2%) |
| Heparin prescribed at home and administered by the patient | 72 (15.5%) |
| Heparin prescribed at home and administered by a relative | 33 (7.1%) |
| Patient did not complete course heparin at home | 3 (0.6%) |
| Patient discharged to a nursing home where staff administered heparin | 25 (5.4%) |
| Heparin prescribed at home and administered by a district nurse | 157 (33.8%) |
| Missing information | |
| Unknown if patient completed the course of heparin | 9 (1.9%) |
| TOTAL | 465 |
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