the use of pefr in asthmatics at uhwi: a clinical audit: dr peter soltau et al
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THE USE OF PEFR IN
ASTHMATICS AT UHWI, A CLINICAL
AUDITPresented 23.02.16
By : Camille Rainford
Gillian BentYoleigh
GardenerPeter Soltau
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Introduction
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The Audit■ For the purposes of improving patient care, enhance staff
professionalism, increase resource utilization, aid continuing
education, and demonstrate accountability of the quality of clinical
services, an asthma protocol was created and distributed to the staff
members of the EMD
■ This Asthma protocol was last updated in 2011
■ The Asthma peak flow audit is a standard based audit
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■ Based on the UHWI A&E Asthma Protocol 2011 peak expiratory flow measurements is one of the two components used in the evaluation of severity of an acute exacerbation
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■ This measure is also used to aid in decision making regarding the disposition of patients who present with an exacerbation of asthma
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Methodology■ Log books located in A/E & Casualty was reviewed for all patients with
a diagnosis of asthma
■ The docket numbers were collected and requested from the docket library
■ Dockets were reviewed for documented evidence of ;– Peak flow request– Peak flow done (Pre-treatment/Post-treatment)
■ Data collected and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013
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Results■ Over the study period of 2 months ( October – November 2105 ), a
total of 152 asthmatics presented to the EMD UHWI for treatment of exacerbations of bronchial asthma
■ Of 152 dockets requested :– 104 were obtained (62.8%)– 13 contained no asthma notes (0.08%)– 91 were reviewed (59.8%)– Of the 91 reviewed (3 were omitted – 1 resolved, 2 peak flow not
required age < 3)– Leaving 88 patients (57.9%) to be audited
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Dockets Not FoundNo Asthma Data In Docket
Dockets Reviewed
0102030405060708090
100
48
13
91
Total Number Of Patients
Total Number of Patients
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65%
35%
% Peak Flow Requested
Peak Flow RequestedPeak Flow Not Requested
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64%
36%
Pre- Treatment Peak Flow Doc-umentation %
Pre-Treatment Peak Flow DonePre-Treatment Peak Flow Not Done
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81%
19%
Post-Treatment Peak Flow Documentation %
Post-Treatment Peak Flow DonePost-Treatment Peak Flow Not Done
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99.03%
Expected Peak Flow Documented
Expected Peak Flow Documented Expected Peak Flow Not Documented
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Limitations
■Inability to locate dockets (31%)
■Patient unable to perform peak flow at time of presentation
■Small sample size
■No documentation indicating reason for no peak flow being done in majority of cases
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Recommendations ■Emergency Asthma Treatment Charts
■Peak Flow Charts
■Asthma Education (Monday/Wednesday meetings)
■Asthma Training
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Conclusion
■Adherence to the asthma policy needs improvement by all members of staff
■Continued asthma education and training is needed to improve adherence
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Thank You
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■ Of the 88 patients audited:– 58 patients had a peak flow requested by the attending physician
(65%)– 57 patients had a pre treatment peak flow documented (64%)– 72 patients had a post treatment peak flow documented (81%)– 7 patients had a expected peak flow documented (0.07%)