Diabetes patient at risk score - A novel system for triaging appropriate referrals of inpatients with diabetes to the diabetes team

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-233

  Rajendran, Rajesh ^a   Round, Rachael Marie ^a   Kerry, Christopher ^a   Barker, Sarah ^a   Rayman, Gerry ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Inpatient audit; Inpatients; MEWS; Think Glucose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES PATIENT AT RISK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRIAGE; WALES;

EID: 84941096603     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-229     Document Type: Article

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