Impact of a critical pathway on inpatient management of diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-32

  Ilag, Liza L ^a   Kronick, Steven ^b   Ernst, Robert D ^c   Grondin, Louise ^b   Alaniz, Cesar ^b   Liu, Lei ^b   Herman, William H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Critical pathways; Diabetic ketoacidosis

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0142199860     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(03)00143-8     Document Type: Article

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