Hyperglycaemic emergency admissions to a secondary-level hospital - An unnecessary financial burden

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 10 I, 2007, Pages 963-967

  Pepper, Dominique J ^a   Levitt, N S ^b   Cleary, S ^c   Burch, V C ^a  

^a GF Jooste Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 35648983479     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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