Table 2 Corticosteroid prescribing and review database
From: Corticosteroid prescribing in palliative care settings: a retrospective analysis in New Zealand
Corticosteroid prescribing and review database | |
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1 | Hospice code |
2 | Individual patient code |
3 | Patient history: gastrointestinal tract cancer; urogenital cancer; lung cancer; breast cancer; melanoma; haematological cancers; brain cancer; other cancers; non-cancer |
4 | Patient age (years) |
5 | Patient gender |
6 | Corticosteroid prescribing event: which agent was prescribed? (separate entry for each prescribing event) |
7 | Date, if noted, when the corticosteroid was commenced |
8 | Initial dose of corticosteroid prescribed |
9 | Route: oral, subcutaneous; intramuscular; intravenous |
10 | Prescribed by: hospital doctor; general practitioner; hospice doctor |
11 | Indication (reason) for corticosteroid prescribing (see Table 3) |
12 | Concurrent prescribing of: omeprazole; NSAID; phenytoin; zopiclone |
13 | Corticosteroid stopped: gradually; abruptly; patient died while still on their corticosteroid |
14 | Adverse effects to corticosteroids: yes; no; not recorded |
15 | Was drug reviewed? |
16 | Date of review |
17 | Was there an indication change for giving corticosteroid: if yes, complete a new entry |
18 | Dose change decision: decrease dose; increase dose; stop corticosteroid; no change; change corticosteroid: if yes, complete a new entry |
19 | Reason for change: patient deterioration; no change in patient; improvement in patient; not recorded |