Garvin Roger, Howard Ellen
Family Medicine Spokane, Spokane, WA, USA.
J Fam Pract. 2006 Feb;55(2):159-60; discussion 159.
There is no evidence of increased risk for major bleeding as a result of falls in hospitalized patients taking warfarin (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on retrospective cohort studies). In the average patient taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation, the risk of intracranial hemorrhage from a fall is much smaller than the benefit gained from reducing risk of stroke (SOR: A, based on decision analysis of systematic reviews with sensitivity analysis).