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Table 4 TEC prescribing practices for patients pre- and post-surgery

From: Promoting faster pathways to surgery: a clinical audit of patients with refractory epilepsy

Changes in AEDS prescribed pre- and post-surgical intervention

 
  

Surgical patients

 
  

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

Total

Lamotrigine

Visit 1

   

X

X

 

X

 

X

X

 

5

 

1st post-op visit

  

0

0

0

 

0

 

0

0

 

6

Levetiracetam

Visit 1

X

X

     

X

 

X

X

5

 

1st post-op visit

0

0

     

0

 

0

0

5

Carbamazepine

Visit 1

 

X

 

X

X

X

   

X

X

6

 

1st post-op visit

  

0

0

 

0

   

0

0

5

Zonisamide

Visit 1

     

X

  

X

  

2

 

1st post-op visit

0

    

0

0

 

0

  

4

Lacosamide

Visit 1

     

X

     

1

 

1st post-op visit

 

0

   

0

     

2

Clobazam

Visit 1

   

X

    

X

  

2

 

1st post-op visit

      

0

    

1

Oxcarbazepine

Visit 1

           

0

 

1st post-op visit

0

          

1

Clonazepam

Visit 1

     

X

     

1

 

1st post-op visit

     

0

     

1

Total number of drugs (Visit 1)

1

2

0

3

2

4

1

1

3

3

2

 

Total number of drugs (1st post-op)

3

2

2

2

1

4

3

1

2

3

2

 

Number of drugs changed

2

1

2

1

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

 
  1. X denotes AED regimens for each patient at first clinic visit
  2. 0 denotes AED regimens for each patient at first post-operative clinic visit
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