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Avoiding pitfalls of anticoagulation therapy
Author(s) -
Nasraway Stanley A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600270207
Subject(s) - antithrombotic , documentation , intensive care medicine , medicine , computer science , programming language
Antithrombotic therapy poses a significant risk of litigation owing to the risk of devastating outcomes from both the condition for which the therapy is necessary and the therapy itself. Using a case‐based approach, this article illustrates how evidence‐based guidelines, documentation, and patient communication can potentially reduce the likelihood of errors associated with antithrombotic therapy.