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High diabetes prevalence and insulin medication errors in hospital patients
Abstract
We conducted three single-day point type 2 diabetes prevalence surveys of all in patient clinical records in November 2013, 2014 and 2016. The prevalence of diabetes was 19.7–25.3%. The majority (63.4–76%) had type 2 diabetes. Twenty-one percent (n=21) in 2013, 12% (n= 9) in 2014 and 22.6% (n= 21) in 2016 were diagnosed with diabetes during hospital admission; 41.8% (n= 41) in 2013, 46.7% (n= 35) in 2014 and 51.6% (n= 48) in 2016 required insulin. The high prevalence of diabetes among inpatients mandates active detection and specialist management of diabetes during the admission
| Type | Journal |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taylor, J.E.; Campbell,L.V.; Zhang, L; Greenfield, J.R. |
| Responsible Garvan Author | Professor Jerry Greenfield |
| Publisher Name | INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL |
| Published Date | 2018-12-19 |
| Published Volume | 48 |
| Published Issue | 12 |
| Published Pages | 1529-1532 |
| Status | Published in-print |
| DOI | 10.1111/imj.14124 |
| URL link to publisher's version | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30517999 |
| OpenAccess link to author's accepted manuscript version | https://publications.gimr.garvan.org.au/open-access/14864 |