USE OF THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BY PATIENTS WITH DIABETES

被引:3
作者
HOLMWOOD, KI [1 ]
WILLIAMS, DRR [1 ]
ROLAND, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT COMMUNITY MED,LEVEL 5,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ,ENGLAND
关键词
DIABETES CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; AUDIT; HYPOGLYCEMIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01802.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
As part of a District-based audit of diabetes care all attendances (of diabetic and nondiabetic patients) at a local Accident and Emergency department were monitored over a 3-month period. A total of 9505 attendances took place of which 62 (0.7 %) were by people with diabetes. This was no different from the expected number of attendances (61.5) based on the rates seen in non-diabetic individuals. Of these 62 attendances, 20 (by 15 individuals) were directly related to diabetes (hypoglycaemia 17, hyperglycaemia 1, for supplies of insulin or equipment 2). When these diabetes-specific attendances were removed from the total, the number of attendances (42) was significantly (p = 0.004) less than that expected. Diabetic males aged 0-19 years attended significantly more often than non-diabetic individuals of the same age but this excess was solely attributable to diabetes.
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页数:3
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