The medical emergency team and rapid response system: finding, treating, and preventing hypoglycemia.
Administrative and quality improvement processes that occurred in response to one patient's series of critical hypoglycemic events ultimately contributed to systematic improvements in patient safety.
DiNardo
Monica
M
Inpatient Diabetes Intiatives, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA. dinardomm@upmc.edu
Noschese
Michelle
M
Korytkowski
Mary
M
Freeman
Stephanie
S
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012449:Safety