Hypoglycemia and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized in the general ward: Response to Turchin et al.

Diabetes Care

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Ng, Jen M ^a   Cox, Heidi ^a   Longbotham, David ^a   Kilpatrick, Eric S ^a   Atkin, Stephen L ^a   Allan, Belinda J ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMONIA; WARD;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72249088171     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1341     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Turchin A, Matheny ME, Shubina M, Scanlon JV, Greenwood B, Pendergrass ML. Hypoglycemia and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized in the general ward. Diabetes Care 2009;32:1153-1157
2. Cho SH, Ketefian S, Barkauskas VH, Smith DG. The effects of nurse staffing on adverse events, morbidity, mortality, and medical costs. Nurs Res 2003;52:71-79