作者
Vivek Bansal, Adham Mottalib, Taranveer K Pawar, Noormuhammad Abbasakoor, Eunice Chuang, Abrar Chaudhry, Mahmoud Sakr, Robert A Gabbay, Osama Hamdy
发表日期
2018/4/1
期刊
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care
卷号
6
期号
1
页码范围
e000460
出版商
BMJ Specialist Journals
简介
Objective
We compared the cost-effectiveness of two inpatient diabetes care models: one offered by a specialized diabetes team (SDT) versus a primary service team (PST).
Research design and methods
We retrospectively evaluated 756 hospital admissions of patients with diabetes to non-critical care units over 6 months. Out of 392 patients who met the eligibility criteria, 262 were matched 1:1 based on the mean of the initial four blood glucose (BG) values after admission. Primary outcomes were 30-day readmission rate and frequency, hospital length of stay (LOS) and estimated hospital cost. Secondary outcomes included glycemic control and BG variability.
Results
Diabetes complexity and in-hospital complications were significantly higher among patients treated by SDT versus PST. Thirty-day readmission rate to medical services was lower by 30.5% in the SDT group versus the PST group (P<0.001), while 30 …
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