title: [Quality of ambulatory care of non-insulin dependent diabetic patients].
abstract: We assessed the quality of care provided to non-insulin treated diabetic patients by examining the medical records of 248 such patients attending our outpatient department in 2002. The mean age was 59.5 (SD 10.1) years, 62.1% were women and known duration of diabetes was 8.6 (SD 5.9) years. The majority of patients were treated with a combination of sulfonylurea and metformin. Glycaemic control was assessed using fasting blood glucose in 96.8% of patients, post-prandial blood glucose in 31.9% and glycated haemoglobin in 52.4%. Weight was measured at least once for 88.7% of patients, blood pressure for 91.1% of patients and lipid levels for 64.9%. Body mass index was less than 25 kg/m2 in 12.3% of patients and blood pressure less than 140/90 mmHg in 40.3%. Foot examination was noted in only 2% of records, electrocardiography was performed for 25% of patients and fundoscopy for 21%. Proteinuria was documented in 19.8% of patients and plasma urea and/or creatinine in 57.3%.
authors.affiliation: Service Endocrinologie-Diabétologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie. fatma.harzallah@rns.tn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harzallah
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kanoun
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elhouch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slimane
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000592:standards; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D008485:Medical Audit; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds