FOI_7064

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7064

Date Request Received: 09/03/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 14/03/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Use of anticoagulation

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: Between 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022 How many patients were diagnosed with atrial fibrillation?

Answer To Question 1: This number includes patients seen by the Anticoag team as an in-patient only = 219

Question Number 2: How many of these patients were prescribed edoxaban, apixaban, and rivaroxaban

Answer To Question 2: Unfortunately this data is not collected

Question Number 3: How many patients were diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

Answer To Question 3: 291

Question Number 4: How many of these DVT patients were prescribed apixaban and rivaroxaban

Answer To Question 4: Rivaroxaban = 123 Apixaban = 120

Question Number 5: How many patients were diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE)?

Answer To Question 5: 227

Question Number 6: How many of these PE patients were prescribed apixaban, and rivaroxaban?

Answer To Question 6: Rivaroxaban = 25 Apixaban = 142

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