Screening over 100 000 patients in 39 general practices in the Netherlands for anticoagulation underprescription in atrial fibrillation: a descriptive, cross-sectional study.

Leonard VoorhoutRon PistersConstants H P H GeurtsAndrew OostindjerSander van DoornHarrie RilaWessel W FuijkschotFreek VerheugtMartin E W Hemels

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

In this large Dutch study among GPs, we observed 9.8% underprescription of OAC in AF patients. In 76% of the AF patients lacking a prescription for OAC, no documentation for deviating from the guidelines was found. Only in a minority of cases detection of OAC underprescription lead to OAC initiation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
prognostic factors
primary care
left atrial