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Table 3 Patients discharged with OAT or with any treatment (OAT/ASA), by the recommended treatment, before-and-after implementation.

From: Implementing hospital guidelines improves warfarin use in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a before-after study

 

2000 (N = 313)

2004 (N = 388)

Absolute difference (2004–2000) in the prevalence of patients discharged with:

Recommended treatment*:

Total

OAT

OAT or ASA

Total

OAT

OAT or ASA

OAT

OAT or ASA

 

N

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

N

(%)

N

(%)

%

(95%CI)

%

(95%CI)

OAT strongly recommended

106

60

(56.6)

91

(84.8)

105

86

(81.9)

101

(96.2)

+25.3

(14.9 34.9)

+10.3

(3.9 17.2)

OAT or ASA recommended

101

41

(40.6)

67

(66.3)

124

68

(54.8)

103

(83.1)

+14.2

(3.2 24.8)

+16.7

(7.2 26.2)

Uncertain

96

12

(12.5)

50

(52.1)

146

43

(29.5)

112

(76.7)

+17.0

(8.1 24.9)

+24.6

(14.3 34.5)

OAT not recommended

10

2

(20.0)

5

(50.0)

13

1

(7.7)

8

(61.5)

-12.3

(-39.0 12.2)

+11.5

(-20.6 41.1)

  1. *See footnote to table 2