An automated reminder for perioperative glucose regulation improves protocol compliance.
A growing proportion of patients presenting for surgery have diabetes. Unfortunately, perioperative diabetes protocol compliance is low. Using digitalization of the perioperative environment, an automated reminder in the preoperative assessment platform proved to increase compliance and we advocate its use throughout the perioperative process.
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.a.polderman@amc.uva.nl.
Jorinde A W
JA
Polderman
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fleur A
FA
de Groot
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Alaleh
A
Zamanbin
Department of Anesthesiology and Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology L.E.I.C.A., Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Markus W
MW
Hollmann
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Frits
F
Holleman
Department of Anesthesiology and Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology L.E.I.C.A., Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Benedikt
B
Preckel
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jeroen
J
Hermanides
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017010:Reminder Systems
D001786:Blood Glucose
Compliance; Diabetes mellitus; Perioperative period