Efficacy of treatment for hyperglycemic crisis in elderly diabetic patients in a day hospital

The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to compare the costs of day hospital (DH) care for hyperglycemic crisis in elderly diabetic patients with those of conventional hospitalization (CH). Secondary objectives were to compare these two clinical scenarios in terms of glycemic control, numbe...

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Autores: Benaiges, David|||0000-0001-5411-364X, Chillaron, Juan Jose|||0000-0002-8096-1703, Carrera, Mª José, Cots Reguant, Francesc|||0000-0003-0238-8902, Puig de Dou, J., Corominas, E., Pedro Botet Montoya, Juan|||0000-0001-7366-6821, Flores-Le Roux, Juana Antonia|||0000-0002-7967-2664, Claret, C., Goday Arnó, Albert|||0000-0001-7356-1595, Cano, J. F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:185045
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/185045
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.2147/CIA.S60581
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Day hospital
Conventional hospitalization
Hyperglycemic crisis
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Sumario:The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to compare the costs of day hospital (DH) care for hyperglycemic crisis in elderly diabetic patients with those of conventional hospitalization (CH). Secondary objectives were to compare these two clinical scenarios in terms of glycemic control, number of emergency and outpatient visits, readmissions, hypoglycemic episodes, and nosocomial morbidity. The study population comprised diabetic patients aged.