Figures & data
Table 1 Characteristics and clinical data of the study population in Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015
Table 2 PIMs of antithrombotic therapy identified by the STOPP criteria version 2 at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015
Table 3 PPOs of antithrombotic therapy identified by the START criteria version 2 at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015
Figure 1 Proportion of IP exposure across different types of antithrombotic therapy per patient at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015.
Notes: In this study, anticoagulants identified are warfarin, unfractionated heparin, and low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin); antiplatelets prescribed are aspirin and clopidogrel.
Abbreviation: IP, inappropriate prescribing.
![Figure 1 Proportion of IP exposure across different types of antithrombotic therapy per patient at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015.Notes: In this study, anticoagulants identified are warfarin, unfractionated heparin, and low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin); antiplatelets prescribed are aspirin and clopidogrel.Abbreviation: IP, inappropriate prescribing.](/cms/asset/649502df-978c-4695-8a0b-e49519db0566/dcia_a_107394_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 Prevalence of IP by the primary diagnosis of the patient at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015.
Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AF, atrial fibrillation; CHF, congestive heart failure; IP, inappropriate prescribing; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
![Figure 2 Prevalence of IP by the primary diagnosis of the patient at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015.](/cms/asset/1d450d3b-0391-48a8-baea-740d8f67db7b/dcia_a_107394_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 4 Relationship between predictive variables and inappropriate prescribing exposure at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2015