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Lumbar puncture (LP) safety audit – CMH Internal Medicine (previous results)

Date Site of audit Number of entries submitted Any focal neurological signs prior to LP? Patient fully conscious prior to LP? Fundoscopy result (to exclude papilledema)… If fundoscopy performed, was it documented it was… CT brain performed and result documented prior to… If CT performed, was it documented it was safe to… Any bleeding risk factors present? (platelets1.3,… If bleeding risk factors present, anything done to… Patient explanation and consent documented? Procedure documented fully in the notes? Results and follow-up actions documented? Any documented change in patient’s condition post… Any post LP headache documented? Anything else observed?
27/04/2023 CMH Wards 10 Yes:2
No:8 		Yes:8
No:2 		Yes:0
No:10 		Yes:0
No:10 		Yes:1
No:9 		Yes:1
No:9 		Yes:0
No:10 		Yes:0
No:10 		Yes:0
No:10
Patient unable to consent:0 		Yes:0
No:10 		Yes:10
No:0 		Yes:1
No:9 		Yes:1
No:9 		none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none