Research Article

To Measure or Not to Measure: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Laboratory Assay Monitoring in Clinical Practice

Table 2

Indication for laboratory assessment of DOAC level.

Overall N = 119Apixaban n = 62Rivaroxaban n = 57

Urgent/emergent procedure38 (32)28 (45)10 (18)
Acute kidney injury17 (14)10 (16)7 (12)
Bleed event on DOAC11 (9)5 (8)6 (11)
Recurrent VTE on DOAC10 (8)5 (8)5 (9)
Thrombophilia9 (8)0 (0)9 (16)
Other7 (6)2 (3)5 (9)
History of recurrent VTE pre-DOAC6 (5)0 (0)6 (11)
High body weight16 (13)10 (16)6 (11)
Low body weight5 (4)2 (3)3 (5)