Table 2 Categories of perioperative recommendations made in PAC visit notes, with proportion of recommendations followed, proportion followed preoperatively, and proportion followed postoperatively
Recommendation Type | Eligible consult notesa n (%) | Consult notes with any recommendation n (%) | All recommendations followed n (%) | Consult notes with preoperative recommendations n (%)b | Preoperative recommendations followed n (%)c | Consult notes with postoperative recommendations n (%)b | Postoperative recommendations followed n (%)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All types | 255 | 255 (100.0) | 142 (55.7) | 205 (80.4) | 103 (50.2) | 249 (97.6) | 137 (55.0) |
Any home medication | 248 (97.3) | 242 (97.6) | 144 (59.5) | 242 (97.6) | 90 (37.2) | 122 (49.2) | 67 (54.9) |
Antiplatelet and anticoagulation | |||||||
Home medication | 101 (39.6) | 97 (96.0) | 64 (63.3) | 96 (99.0) | 62 (64.6) | 56 (55.4) | 28 (50.0) |
DVT prophylaxis | 192 (75.3) | 137 (71.4) | 102 (74.5) | n/a | n/a | 137 (71.4) | 102 (74.5) |
Opioids | |||||||
Home medication | 28 (11.0) | 22 (78.6) | 18 (81.8) | 22 (78.6) | 18 (81.8) | 4 (14.3) | 0 |
Withdrawal management | 28 (11.0) | 1 (3.6) | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 (3.6) | 0 |
Diabetes | |||||||
Home medication | 72 (28.2) | 60 (83.3) | 42 (70.0) | 60 (83.3) | 44 (73.3) | 32 (44.4) | 29 (90.6) |
Hospital management | 72 (28.2) | 32 (44.4) | 26 (81.3) | n/a | n/a | 32 (44.4) | 26 (81.3) |
Cardiac | |||||||
Cardiac biomarkers | 192 (75.3) | 119 (62.0) | 82 (68.9) | n/r | n/r | 119 (62.0) | 82 (68.9) |
Home medications | 157 (61.6) | 141 (89.8) | 114 (80.9) | 141 (89.8) | 114 (80.9) | 51 (32.5) | 36 (70.6) |
Delirium management | 49 (19.2) | 5 (10.2) | 2 (40.0) | n/a | n/a | 5 (10.2) | 2 (40.0) |