The effect of hospital-based antithrombotic stewardship on adherence to anticoagulant guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Background Anticoagulant therapy is associated with a high risk of complications. Adherence to anticoagulant therapy protocols may lower this risk but adherence is often suboptimal. The introduction of a multidisciplinary antithrombotic team may improve adherence to anticoagulant guidelines among physicians. Objective To determine the effect of hospital-based multidisciplinary antithrombotic stewardship on adherence to anticoagulant guidelines among prescribing physicians. Setting This prospective non-randomised before-and-after study was conducted in patients hospitalized between October 2015 and December 2017 and treated with anticoagulant therapy. Method A multidisciplinary antithrombotic team focusing on education, medication reviews, drafting of local anticoagulant therapy protocols,

SUBMITTER: Dreijer AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6554262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature