Population-based study of severe hypoglycemia requiring emergency medical service assistance reveals unique findings

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-73

  Parsaik, Ajay K ^a   Carter, Rickey E ^a   Pattan, Vishwanath ^a   Myers, Lucas A ^a   Kumar, Hamit ^a   Smith, Steven A ^a   Russi, Christopher S ^a   Levine, James A ^a   Basu, Ananda ^a   Kudva, Yogish C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Diabetes; Emergency room transportation; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; AGED; AMBULANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863601313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600109     Document Type: Article

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