Diabetes in the Emergency Department and Hospital: Acute Care of Diabetes Patients

Sentinel visits in emergency department patients with diabetes mellitus as a warning sign for hyperglycemic emergencies

“…In particular, patients with lower socioeconomic status or limited access to primary care may have higher ED utilization for diabetes management. [3][4][5] The initial treatment and resuscitation of these patients are usually managed by ED physicians and carry a significant burden of disease due to the potentially life-threatening severity and recurrent nature of these hyperglycemic emergencies. 6,7 When evaluating hyperglycemic patients in the ED, physicians must consider identifying a precipitating factor for diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state.…”

Characteristics of patients treated for severe hypoglycaemia in emergency care settings – Analysis of routinely collected data

“…Especially elderly care specialist brief interventions conveyed by EMS and ED healthcare professionals might be of value to prevent further SHE. EMS and ED healthcare professionals are key persons involved in the treatment and management of these patients [27]. But also, as the majority of the SHE occurred at the patient's home in the presence of family member, it is vital to include those in any self-management and problem-specific approaches, as brief interventions are.…”

Uniting emergency and inpatient clinicians across the ED–inpatient interface: The last frontier?

“…Research into the EDii has traditionally been separated by discipline: with ED research and redesign centred around ED overcrowding and ED efficiency, and inpatient research centred around disease specific models of care . Because prior research has not been guided by a clear definition of EDii, the profiling of issues between ED and inpatient teams and whole of hospital reform is difficult.…”