Table 4 Physician reasons for not prescribing Warfarin (n = 330)
| Â | When you do NOT initiate Warfarin (Coumadin) treatment for patients who have chronic atrial fibrillation, what reasons account for this decision? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | All | Geriatricians (n = 51) | Family doctors (n = 151) | Internal Medicine Specialists (n = 128) | P-value§ |
Patient judged low risk | 55.5% | 25.5%a | 51.7%b | 71.9%c | <0.01 |
Bleeding risk | 67.3% | 52.9%a | 63.6%a | 77.3%b | <0.01 |
Fall risk | 68.2% | 47.1%a | 71.5%b | 72.7%b | <0.01 |
Advanced age | 25.5% | 7.8%a | 31.1%b | 25.8%b | <0.01 |
Expected poor patient compliance | 59.7% | 74.5%a | 49%b | 66.4%a | <0.01 |
Monitoring/management logistical issues | 26.4% | 52.9%a | 14.6%b | 29.7%c | <0.01 |
Other | 14.5% | 19.6%a | 13.2%a | 14.1%a | 0.53 |