Affiliation
Department of Neurology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin-24,, Ireland. mudassir213@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:49:50ZMeSH
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Documentation
Emergency Service, Hospital/standards
Epilepsy/*diagnosis/*therapy
Female
Hospitals, Teaching/standards
Humans
Ireland
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical Audit
Medical History Taking/*standards
Middle Aged
Referral and Consultation
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Ir J Med Sci. 2011 Mar;180(1):31-5. Epub 2010 Aug 3.Journal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-010-0542-yPubMed ID
20680701Abstract
BACKGROUND: An audit of the hospital notes and letters of patients with epilepsy sent to general practitioners was undertaken. AIMS: (a) To examine the frequency of important omissions in history taking and role of precipitants in seizure control, (b) to determine whether appropriate investigations had been performed and their results, (c) to assess whether letters sent to GPs contain all the appropriate information and advice, and to evaluate the waiting time for out-patient clinics and investigations. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in a teaching hospital setting. A computerised search of the clinical database of a consultant neurologist was performed on patients with epilepsy. The notes of the first 100 names selected randomly by the computer were analysed. The study period was during the years 1998-2005. Age range was from 17-72 years. The male:female ratio was 1:1. CONCLUSION: Major deficiencies in documentation were identified in this study.Language
engISSN
1863-4362 (Electronic)0021-1265 (Linking)
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-010-0542-y