Open AccessAssessment of an Algorithm for Prescription of Oral Anticoagulation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Emergency Departments
Author(s) -
Clare Atzema,
Jiming Fang,
Jafna L. Cox,
Alice Chong,
Karen Tu,
Peter C. Austin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0306
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medical prescription , medicine , emergency department , retrospective cohort study , medical emergency , emergency medicine , algorithm , intensive care medicine , cardiology , computer science , pharmacology , psychiatry
This retrospective study uses a Canadian reporting system to validate an algorithm that identifies oral anticoagulation prescriptions given to patients with atrial fibrillation treated in emergency departments.
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