Screening over 100 000 patients in 39 general practices in the Netherlands for anticoagulation underprescription in atrial fibrillation:a descriptive, cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the underprescription of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in individual atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in primary care. SETTING: Screening of patient records in 39 participating general practitioners (GPs) across the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: We screened 101 207 patient records identifying 2375 non-valvular AF patients. METHODS: Using electronic patient files, we were able to screen the entire GP population for AF, CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk scores, and the use of guidelines recommended OAC prescription. In case of a deviation from guidelines recommended OAC prescription... Mehr ...
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Voorhout, Leonard
Pisters, Ron
Geurts, Constants H. P. H.
Oostindjer, Andrew
van Doorn, Sander
Rila, Harrie
Fuijkschot, Wessel W.
Verheugt, Freek
Hemels, Martin E. W. |
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Artikel |
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2023 |
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Voorhout , L , Pisters , R , Geurts , C H P H , Oostindjer , A , van Doorn , S , Rila , H , Fuijkschot , W W , Verheugt , F & Hemels , M E W 2023 , ' Screening over 100 000 patients in 39 general practices in the Netherlands for anticoagulation underprescription in atrial fibrillation : a descriptive, cross-sectional study ' , BMJ Open , vol. 13 , no. 8 , e072655 , pp. e072655 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072655 |
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Englisch |
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