1. Compliance with Evidence Based Guidelines
Standard 4.6
Compliance with Evidence Based Guidelines
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Workup
Joseph Pipala, MD; Dilip Patel, MD
Objective: Was the workup performed on CLL cases
Time under Study: Years 2013, 2014, 2015
Criteria: CLL patients diagnosed at St. Francis Hospital
National Guidelines used: NCCN
FINDINGS
Total # of patients newly diagnosed with CLL 57
No. of patients Immunoglobulins and/or direct Coombs’ test performed 49
Performance Compliance
85%
Comments:6 patients excluded, SLL/CLL, 2 patients work up not done
Recommendation: Screening patients with CLL for IgG subclass deficiency may be useful adjunct in stratifying their infection risk