Identifying and reducing inappropriate aspirin use in primary care.
Christa BrookerRebekah ComptonTerri BabineauCornelius Afetorli NormeshieLi LiSarah Rachel BlackstonePublished in: BMJ open quality (2023)
This is the first study to develop and implement a method of identifying potentially inappropriate aspirin use based on recent clinical evidence highlighting the risk of aspirin use for primary prevention in older adults. Future initiatives can leverage existing electronic medical record platforms to efficiently identify patients and expand these efforts to larger patient populations.
Keyphrases
- low dose
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- antiplatelet therapy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- type diabetes
- anti inflammatory drugs
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- general practice
- patient reported