The impact of inter-clinician electronic consultation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in primary care.
Pilar Mazón-RamosSergio Cinza-SanjurjoDavid Garcia-VegaManuel Portela RomeroMoises Rodriguez-MañeroDaniel Rey-AldanaAgustín Pía MorandeiraRicardo LageFrancisco Gude SampedroJosé Ramón González JuanateyPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2022)
A shared EPD-based inter-clinician e-consultation program significantly reduced the elapsed time for cardiology consultation and initiation of OAC. The implementation of this program was associated with a lower risk of stroke and cardiovascular/all-cause mortality.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- atrial fibrillation
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- cardiac surgery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- general practice
- acute kidney injury
- patient reported outcomes
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- venous thromboembolism
- mitral valve
- cerebral ischemia
- left ventricular