Table 1 Patient characteristics for pre-protocol and post-protocol timespan

n

25

21

% Male/female

64/36

57/43

Mean age (as of 11/1/2013) ± standard deviation

70 ± 14

61 ± 16

ESRD diagnosis

Diabetic nephropathy

9

7

Hypertension

4

3

Polycystic kidney disease

2

2

Glomerulonephritis

2

4

Renal artery stenosis

2

1

Other

6

4

Indication for warfarin

Atrial fibrillation

17

8

DVT/PE

2

5

Mechanical cardiac valve

1

2

Other

5

6

INR target range

2–3

20

17

2.5–3.5

4

3

Other

1

1