TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF PHYSICIANS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ADEQUATE ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY.

In a group of seven physicians engaged on a full-time basis in the anticoagulant unit of a teaching hospital, it was demonstrated that errors occur frequently in the management of anticoagulant therapy and that the incidence of such errors decreases during the course of the physician's training period. Expert supervision and proper organization of the unit permit detection and correction of a high percentage of these errors.