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If a pt has an inr of 2.2 & a pt test is 21.7 secs would there be an unacceptable risk of bleeding if the pt is given an im injection? not on warfarin
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Not unacceptable.: Assuming that liver function is stable (INR is not increasing related to acute liver issue) then INR of 2.2 carries low risk of bleeding from IM injection. Would certainly be careful about where you are injecting and that injection is "required" rather than something that could be given orally or rectally. Generally surgeons can perform elective surgery when INR is less than 2.0
Answered 10/24/2017
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