Appropriateness of leaving emergency medical service treated hypoglycemic patients at home: A retrospective study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 464-468

  Anderson, Steffen ^a   Hogskilde P D ^a   Wetterslev, J ^a   Bredgaard, M ^a   Sorensen ^a   Moller J T ^a   Dahl, J B ^a   Høgskilde, Steffen ^a  

^a Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Diabetes mellitus; Emergency medical services; Hypoglycemia; Outpatients; Physicians; Prehospital; Recurrence; Retrospective studies; Risk; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0036241032     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.460424.x     Document Type: Article

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