Stroke Prophylaxis for Atrial Fibrillation? To Prescribe or Not to Prescribe-A Qualitative Study on the Decisionmaking Process of Emergency Department Providers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.03.026
Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVE Although clinical guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation patients at high risk of stroke, emergency physicians inconsistently prescribe it to patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. We interview emergency physicians to gain… read more here.
Keywords: atrial fibrillation; emergency; oral anticoagulation; prescribe ... See more keywords
Nursing Home Clinicians' Decision to Prescribe Antibiotics for a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: Findings From a Discrete Choice Experiment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.004
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To determine which nursing home (NH) resident characteristics were most important to clinicians' decision to prescribe antibiotics for a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), including both evidence-based and non-evidence-based characteristics. DESIGN Web-based discrete choice… read more here.
Keywords: urinary tract; nursing home; prescribe; tract ... See more keywords
To prescribe or not to prescribe for paediatric sore throat: a retrospective cohort study comparing clinician-led antibiotic prescriptions to FeverPAIN and Centor scoring in a tertiary paediatric emergency department and a national review of practice
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210786
Abstract: Background Tonsillopharyngitis is a common presentation to paediatric emergency departments (PEDs). FeverPAIN (FP) and Centor scoring systems are recommended in the UK to help delineate bacterial aetiology, despite being primarily evidenced in adult populations. We… read more here.
Keywords: centor scoring; centor; prescribe; emergency ... See more keywords