Table 10.
Documented corticosteroid reviews
Facility (Number of patients) | Number of reviews documented (%) |
---|---|
Hospice 1 (70) |
46 (65.7%) |
Hospice 2 (50) |
28 (56%) |
Hospice 3 (40)* |
11* (27.5%) |
Hospice 4 (24) |
11 (45.8%) |
Hospice 5 (31) |
14 (45.2%) |
Hospice 6 (45) |
25 (55.5%) |
Total (260) | 135 mean (s.d.): 52% (13.1%) |
*Hospice 3 used a separate corticosteroid dosing sheet on which the reducing regimen was written; as a consequence, a smaller percentage of reviews were documented in the notes.