Impact of COVID-19 on the Prescribing Pattern of Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

• Main Authors: Dannick Brochu PharmD (Author), Amélie St-Arnaud BPharm, MSc, BCCP (Author), Louis-Étienne Marchand BPharm, MSc, BCCP (Author), Pierre Voisine MD (Author), Julie Méthot PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Because of logistic challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) were favored over warfarin in patients presenting postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery in our institution. Considering the limited evidence supporting the use o...