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Table 3 Venous thromboembolism treatment depending on CKD stage and professional group

From: UK prescribing practice of anticoagulants in patients with chronic kidney disease: a nephrology and haematology-based survey

 

Haematology

Nephrology doctors

Renal pharmacists

CKD stage 4

  DOACs n/N (%)

9/13 (69%)

29/35 (83)

32/38 (84%)

  LMWH n/N (%)

5/13 (38%)

7/35 (20)

19/38 (50%)

  VKA n/N (%)

5/13 (38%)

19/35 (54)

27/38 (71%)

CKD stage 5

  DOACs n/N (%)

1/13 (8%)

15/35 (43%)

6/37 (16%)

  LMWH n/N (%)

4/13 (31%)

8/35 (23%)

30/37 (81%)

  VKA n/N (%)

10/13 (77%)

26/35 (74%)

30/37 (81%)

Dialysis

  DOACs n/N (%)

1/13 (8%)

14/35 (40%)

6/37 (16%)

  LMWH n/N (%)

5/13 (38%)

9/35 (26%)

29/37 (78%)

  VKA n/N (%)

9/13 (69%)

25/35 (71%)

32/37 (86%)

Kidney transplant

  DOACs n/N (%)

7/12 (58%)

29/35 (83%)

31/37 (84%)

  LMWH n/N (%)

6/12 (50%)

8/35 (23%)

20/37 (54%)

  VKA n/N (%)

9/12 (75%)

19/35 (54%)

26/37 (70%)