Cataract Audit Forms Audit GEORGE N PAPANIKOLAOU SHO OPHTHALMOLOGY SINGLETON HOSPITAL SWANSEA

Background: June 2003 Standardised, numbered form, 4 copies Surgeon/ Consultant data Patients for 1 st post-op day discharge Optometrist in 3/52: copies to GP,Audit dept, LHG Reduce clinic workload without compromising on audit data

Aims: Check No. of forms generated Compare with forms received back (patient compliance) Efficacy for our audit purposes

Total No of cataract operations 6/03-10/03: 429 RESULTS I:

RESULTS II: Audit forms generated as per theatre computer system: 90/ 20% Estimated No.: ( 38% -55%) Audit forms received in audit dept.: 63 No. seen within set time limit: 4-7/63 (6-11%)

CONCLUSIONS: Audit form No. not entered in computer theatre form in 45-63% of cases % returned/ ? Adequate for audit purposes 38-55% of operations eligible for 1 st post op day discharge. Saves visits/month Poor compliance time-wise of those who comply

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF SMALL NO. OF RETURNED FORMS: Form not given (complication/ omission) Patient not attending optometrist Patient not giving form to optometrist Optometrist not returning form Optometrist returning form to wrong place Audit Dept, losing form

Suggestions: New doctors to be given info Day case unit stress the importance of appt (? Arrange date before discharge) ? Form incorporated in theatre form by addition of expected refraction box