2019
Multidisciplinary strategies to treat severe hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus reduce inpatient mortality rate: Experience from an academic community hospital
Kadayakkara D, Balasubramanian P, Araque K, Davis K, Javed F, Niaki P, Majumdar S, Buller G. Multidisciplinary strategies to treat severe hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus reduce inpatient mortality rate: Experience from an academic community hospital. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0220956. PMID: 31393971, PMCID: PMC6687156, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient mortality ratesSevere hypoglycemiaReadmission ratesDiabetes mellitusMortality rateNotification ratesStandardized treatmentGeneral internal medicine wardsMultidisciplinary strategyPatient's medical teamInpatient mortality rateInternal medicine wardsICD-10 codesPost-intervention studyStandardization of treatmentGlucose measurementsAcademic community hospitalSame observation periodDiabetic patientsHospitalized patientsMedicine wardsRetrospective reviewPhysician notificationPoor outcomeSecondary diagnosis
2018
Reducing severe hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients with diabetes: Early outcomes of standardised reporting and management
Araque KA, Kadayakkara DK, Gigauri N, Sheehan D, Majumdar S, Buller G, Flannery CA. Reducing severe hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients with diabetes: Early outcomes of standardised reporting and management. BMJ Open Quality 2018, 7: e000120. PMID: 29756070, PMCID: PMC5942454, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystems-based interventionsGeneral medical wardsHypoglycaemic eventsMedian timeHospitalised adultsMedical wardsBasal-bolus insulin regimenRecurrent hypoglycaemic eventsSevere hypoglycaemic eventsFS testingHypoglycemia protocolInsulin regimenSevere hypoglycaemiaAdult patientsCumulative incidenceRecurrent hypoglycemiaSecondary outcomesAcute managementPrimary outcomeProlonged hospitalizationEndocrine consultationPhysician notificationEarly outcomesPoor outcomeMin postintervention