Table 2:

Type of oral anticoagulant dispensed prebleed and postbleed

Type of OAC dispensed (prebleed)No. of patients who received an OAC before index bleedNo. (%) of patients given an OAC postbleed
WarfarinApixabanDabigatranRivaroxabanNone*
Warfarin (n = 3874)38742458 (63.4)243 (6.3)79 (2.0)127 (3.3)967 (25.0)
Apixaban (n = 595)59536 (6.1)388 (65.2)6 (1.0)16 (2.7)149 (25.0)
Dabigatran (n = 857)857114 (13.3)121 (14.1)342 (39.9)38 (4.4)242 (28.2)
Rivaroxaban (n = 1467)1467121 (8.2)189 (12.9)28 (1.9)705 (48.1)424 (28.9)
  • Note: OAC = oral anticoagulant.

  • * Did not resume OAC within 365 days of the index bleed.