Management of patients with diabetes mellitus referred for elective surgery from primary care: The challenge of the 18 weeks pathway

Journal of Perioperative Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 411-413

  Kaczynski, Jakub ^b   May, Julie ^c   Pogoda, Iwona ^d   Caldwell, Gordon ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Brighton Hove   (United Kingdom)

^d Lime Tree Surgery NHS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Glycaemic control; HbA1c; Primary care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CLINICAL AUDIT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952112601     PISSN: 17504589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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