Diabetes team consultation: Impact on length of stay of diabetic patients admitted to a short-stay unit

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-216

  Puig, J ^a   Supervia A ^a   Marquez M A ^a   Flores, J ^a   Cano, J F ^a   Gutierrez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diabetes team; Length of stay; Short stay unit

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SHORT STAY UNIT; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPAIN;

EID: 34548858680     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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