| Audit Topics and Examples of Salient Projects |
% (No.) |
Neck of Femur Fractures
- IV fluids
management
- Reasons for
delay in surgery
- Post operative
complications
- Delays in
physiotherapy and mobilisation
- Cemented
versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty
- Hip fracture
pathways audit
|
19.7% (12) |
Outcome Following Surgical Procedures
- Total hip
replacement
- Hip
resurfacing
- Total knee
replacement
- ACL reconstruction
- Hallux rigidus
surgery (Hallufix Plates)
|
13.1% (8) |
Audit of Infection
- Comparative
infection rate in hip and knee surgery
- Concomitant
chest infection and wound infection in hip fractures
- Incidence of
chest infection in hip fracture patients
- Audit of
antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria infecting total joint
arthroplasties
|
6.5% (4) |
Audit of Fracture Management
- Management of base of 5th metatarsal fractures
- Follow up following 5th metacarpal fractures
- Management of wrist fractures
- Audit of plaster application in ankle fractures: adequate or inadequate
- Value of bone scan in carpal bone fractures and wrist soft tissue injuries
|
9.8% (6) |
| Audit of Record Keeping in Orthopaedics
|
9.8% (6) |
Revision Hip Surgery Audit
- Reasons for revision hip surgery
- Reasons for hip dislocation
- Review of revision hip surgery
|
4.9% (3) |
Audit of Incidence of DVT
- Following hip and knee arthroplasty
- Following ankle fractures
|
3.2% (2) |
| Audit of the Requirement of Blood Transfusion After Primary Total Hip
and Knee Arthroplasty
|
6.5% (4) |
Other Audit Projects
- Utilisation of theatre time audit
- Orthopaedic cancellations of trauma patients
- Audit of the accuracy of theatre clocks
- Length of hospital stay following total knee replacement
- Assessment of skills of the foundation year 2 doctors and their experience in the orthopaedic department
|
26.2% (16) |