Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had ...

The average duration of adequate dicumarol effect, as judged by the prothrombin time, was thirty-two days, with a range of four to one hundred and two. In most cases the drug was continued until ...

The MELD score utilizes objective and standardized laboratory parameters (i.e., serum bilirubin, prothrombin time [International Normalized Ratio, INR], and creatinine) over a broader range of ...