Authors

1Daniel Leno González, 1Margarita Castro Acedo, 2Juan Luis Leno González, 3María José Lozano Guerrero

Position

¹Diplomado/a en Enfermería. Servicio de Hematología y Hemoterapia. Hospital Ciudad de Coria, Cáceres.²Diplomado en Enfermería. Centro de Salud "Navas de Madroño", Cáceres.³Diplomado en Enfermería. Centro de Salud de "Valencia de Alcántara", Cáceres.

Contact address

Avenida del Valle 33 A, 1º A . 10600 Plasencia, Cáceres.

Contact email: dleno@unex.es

Abstract

In recent years, the number of patients receiving anticoagulation treatment by mouth has increased significantly. In our country, approximately one out of every 200 people is being treated with this type of drugs, and most of them indefinitely. The benefit provided by oral anticoagulant therapy is directly related with the absence of complications. Follow up on the part of the specialist is not sufficient if it is not accompanied by adequate healthcare education. The aim of this paper is to review those special situations that are most frequently encountered by nursing professionals in primary care and how these situations can be resolved by the attending nurses.

Keywords:

oral anticoagulation; potential complications; Primary Care; pharmacological interactionsspecial situations

Versión en Español

Título:

El control enfermero del paciente anticoagulado en Atención Primaria