Silbernagel 2016.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | RCT | |
| Participants | Inpatient units, academic health center, Switzerland (University Hospital Bern) 889 patients |
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| Interventions | CDSS identified patients with atrial fibrillation who were not on oral anticoagulants (OAC), calculated CHA2DS2‐VASc score, and provided recommendations for OAC prescription | |
| Outcomes | Process adherence (prescribing) | |
| Co‐Interventions | Educational: None Beyond Clinician Education: None |
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| CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | Yes – required acknowledgment of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken | |
| CDSS Features ‐ Other | Conveyed patient‐specific information, decision support was complex, developed by study investigators, interruptive, makes care recommendation, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse | |
| Notes | ||
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | N/A |
| Baseline characteristics similar? | Low risk | N/A |