Bridging a warfarin Patient

IMPORTANT: A bridging record is created completely separately and has no effect or impact on patients existing warfarin treatments.  INRs recorded within the bridging record are NOT included in any TTR calculations.

Features and Benefits

• Manage the patients dosing with warfarin and LMWH
• Edit and update bridging records throughout the bridging period 
• Print schedules to give to the patient
• View full audit trail in INRstar

For more detailed descriptions of bridging's features and functions please click here

Clinical Safety

• Clinical Level 3 or Location Clinical Lead can create and manage bridging records
• All other users can view bridging records
• Alerts to remind clinicians of the importance of bringing patients back into therapeutic range following bridging
• Easily change the patients next test date on completion of bridging
• Developed in partnership with primary and secondary care clinicians
• Not enabled for patients using engage or any of the care programmes
  
• Only available for use with warfarin treatment plans
  

How to Create a Bridging Record - quick guide

View quick guide

1. Go to the Bridging tab

2. Click New Bridging Record button

3. Complete details as required in the pre schedule section, select a procedure date and click create schedule button

The risk drop down provides three options for you to select from, low, medium and high.  This is not a calculated field and is for you to decide based on the procedure and patient.

There is no creatinine clearance calculator on this screen and the value will need to be calculated manually.

4. Define the number of days you require in each section of the schedule by adding or deleting days

5. Add INR test results, doses and any applicable comments as required

6. Click save

7. Print schedule 

The schedule can only be printed if the status is Pending or Active

For more detailed descriptions of bridging's features and functions please click here