Abstract
The quality of lithium monitoring in a health district serving a population of 450 000 was studied over a period of a year. The following instances of poor monitoring were found: too frequent monitoring in stabilised patients, and failure to take action when lithium values fell below 0.3 mmol/l or rose above 1.0 mmol/l. Ways of improving the standard of monitoring are considered.
Highlights
The quality of lithium monitoring In a health district serving a population of 450 000 was studied over a period of a year
If any lithium value lay outside the BNF range (0.4-1.0 mmol/l), or if any Interval was six months or more, or less than one month, further information was sought from case notes and from family doctor records
General The mean value of the 2697 lithium estimates was 0.63 mmol/l; 213 (7.9%) fell below the BNF range, 64 (2.4%) fell in the range 1.1-1.4 mmol/l, and 14 (0.5%) were in the toxic range
Summary
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