Table 1: Audit results: comparison table.

Audit Oct to Dec 2015

Re-audit Aug to Oct 2016

50 patients

  • Males 34
  • Females 16

50 patients

  • Males 23 
  • Females 27
  • Patients on Anticoagulation (AC) -30/50 (60%)

 

  • On warfarin -18
  • On NOAC -12
  • Patients on Anticoagulation (AC) - 43/50 (86%)

 

  • On Warfarin -17
  • On NOAC -25
  • Therapeutic LMWH -1
  • 4 patients with new onset AF were initiated on anticoagulation in current admission

Patients not on anticoagulation -20/50 (40%)

Patients not on anticoagulation -7/50 (14%)

All were new onset AF

CHADVASC>3

  • Known AF -4 patients
  • New AF -3 patients

CHADSVASC >3

AF forms were not filled in

 

  • Patients not on Anticoagulation -7 (14%)
  • 3 patients had CI -small SDH, PR bleed, major haematuria
  • 2 Patients -mentioned about anticoagulation to consider in post take ward round but no further f/u
  • 2 patients -AF issue was not discussed