Evaluation of anticoagulant therapy management in a teaching hospital in Tunisia: information and education for vitamin k antagonist newly treated patients need to be improved.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the level of Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy knowledge among VKA newly treated patients.

Methods: Questionnaire-based interviews were administered in a university hospital to VKA newly treated patients covering both cognitive (i.e.

Prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcers in a Tunisian hospital.

Background: the aim of thisstudywas to investigate the prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients at the Charles Nicolle Hospital in Tunis, measure the risk of their occurrence, analyzepreventive and curative measuresundertaken and evaluatefactorspredisposing to pressure ulcers.

Methods: A one-day survey was performed in all hospitalized patients. Emergency services, neonatology and pediatrics were excluded.