Influence of decision aids on oral anticoagulant prescribing among physicians: a randomised trial.

Cristian BaicusCaterina DelceaAlina DimaEmilia OprisanCiprian JurcutGheorghe Andrei Dan

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2017)

Risks could be communicated using decision aids with only one graphic. Showing the risk of stroke at 5 years could increase the prescription of OACs to patients with AF. Faced with the same risk of stroke, physicians prescribed less to themselves than to patients.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
primary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
decision making
prognostic factors
venous thromboembolism
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier
human health
electronic health record