Differences in the quality of oral anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K antagonists in German GP practices – results of the cluster-randomized PICANT trial (Primary Care Management for Optimized Antithrombotic Treatment)

Differences in the quality of oral anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K antagonists in German GP practices – results of the cluster-randomized PICANT trial (Primary Care Management for Optimized Antithrombotic Treatment)

Abstract Background In Germany, patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC) are often treated by general practitioners (GPs), and large proportions of patients receive vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). The quality of OAC in German GP practices, differences between various practices, and improvement po...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Mertens, Andrea Siebenhofer, Andrea Berghold, Gudrun Pregartner, Lisa-Rebekka Ulrich, Karola Mergenthal, Birgit Kemperdick, Sylvia Schulz-Rothe, Sandra Rauck, Sebastian Harder, Ferdinand Michael Gerlach, Juliana Johanna Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Oral anticoagulation
Vitamin K antagonists
General practice
Time in therapeutic range (TTR)
Center-specific time in therapeutic range (cTTR)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4372-y

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