The Prevalence and Determinants of Inappropriate Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, in Resource-Limited Setting

Introduction. Anticoagulation treatment is routinely underused in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly in settings with limited resources. The current study is aimed at evaluating the appropriateness of oral anticoagulation treatment among AF patients at the Yekatit 12 Hospital Medic...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2023, Vol.2023 (1), p.6673397-6673397
Main Authors: Yabeyu, Abdella Birhan, Mohammed, Samiya Yassin, Legesse, Eshetu Shiferaw, Adugna, Meaza, Kifle, Zemene Demelash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants
Cardiovascular diseases
Comorbidity
Females
Fibrillation
Health risks
Health services
Heart diseases
Medical records
Patients
Statistical analysis
Stroke
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Summary:Introduction. Anticoagulation treatment is routinely underused in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly in settings with limited resources. The current study is aimed at evaluating the appropriateness of oral anticoagulation treatment among AF patients at the Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College (Y12HMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods. Institutional-based retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in Y12HMC from November 2019 to March 2020. During the study period, 256 patients’ medical records were found; 231 of them met the eligibility criteria and were included in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25, descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data, and binary logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of inappropriate anticoagulation management. Results. The majority of study participants were males (55.8%), and over half of them (57.6%) had a nonvalvular type of AF. The majority of patients (61.9%) were receiving anticoagulant treatment, and of them, warfarin was prescribed to most of the study subjects (71.3%). Nearly half (47.6%) of the study participants had inappropriate anticoagulation treatment; among these, the majority of them (69.1%) were from a valvular type of AF. Patients with a valvular type of AF and having the diagnosis of congestive heart disease as comorbidity showed a statistically significant association towards inappropriate anticoagulation management. Conclusion. According to the study, a significant portion of AF patients received inappropriate anticoagulant treatment, which may play a significant role for the increased risk of stroke in these groups of patients. All of the inappropriate cases were due to failure to start anticoagulant treatment.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2023/6673397