| Title: | An Audit of the documentation of Well’s score and or D-dimers for CTPA requests in the Mater Misericordiae hospital |
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| Author(s): | Dr. Jehangir Kahn, Dr. Killian Armstrong, Prof Sean Gaine |
| Institution: | The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
| Poster: | Click to view poster |
| Category: | General Respiratory and Sleep |
| Abstract: | BG: Wells score is an important indicator of probability of Having a PE, D-dimers is a very good negative predictive value. Aim: To measure compliance with documentation of Wells score and D-dimer in CTPA request in accordance with best practice. Method: The CTPA request from Jan 1-7 2020 were reviewed on NIMIS An audit tool was developed based on standards. Conclusion: Retrospective reviews of CTPA, there were 38 scans ordered over the 7 day period. With 2% results for PE a 5.2% result. Less than a quarter had D-dimer documentation and 15% documentation of the required well's scoring system.BG: Wells score is an important indicator of probability of Having a PE, D-dimers is a very good negative predictive value. Aim: To measure compliance with documentation of Wells score and D-dimer in CTPA request in accordance with best practice. Method: The CTPA request from Jan 1-7 2020 were reviewed on NIMIS An audit tool was developed based on standards. Conclusion: Retrospective reviews of CTPA, there were 38 scans ordered over the 7 day period. With 2% results for PE a 5.2% result. Less than a quarter had D-dimer documentation and 15% documentation of the required well's scoring system. |
