The Organization of Dutch Thrombosis Services

In the Netherlands the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases by means of coumarin derivatives are carried out by “Thrombosis Services”, which cover a territory of 9 million inhabitants where they perform more than 2 million prothrombin estimations a year. A thrombosis service is an institute with the object to an appropriate treatment of patients with oral anticoagulants by means of:providing dosage and other advices by expert doctors attached to the service;venapuncture by skilled nurses at the patients home or at out-patient departments and standardized laboratory work. The Thrombo... Mehr ...