Which Recommendations Are You Using? A Survey of Emergency Physician Management of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) have published documents to guide atrial fibrillation (AF) management. In 2021, the CAEP updated its AF checklist. Prior to this update, the recommendations of the 2 organizations differed in several key areas, including the suggested cardioversion timeframe, the factors determining cardioversion eligibility, and anticoagulant initiation after cardioversion. Whether emergency physicians (EPs) are aware of, or adhering to, one, both, or neither of these documents is unknown.

Methods

We assessed document awareness, adherence, and EP practice using a piloted questionnaire administered to EPs at 5 emergency departments in 3 provinces.

Results

Of 166 survey

SUBMITTER: Daniel RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9123374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature