Anticoagulation Prescribing Patterns in Intensive Care Unit Patients Admitted with Prehospital Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Single Academic Center Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the current prescribing practices of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the associated clinical outcomes, including the incidence of major bleeding episodes and the need for intervention (endoscopic, surgical, or interventional radiology guided).

Design

Observational, retrospective chart review.

Setting and participants

Single large academic center study. Participants included patients with critical illness who were admitted to the intensive care units (ICU) at Mayo Clinic from January 1st, 2012, until May 4th, 2018. Adult ICU patients with a DOAC (apixaban, rivaroxaban, dabigatran, or edoxaban) listed as one of the active medications at the time of hospital admission were included.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature