Many Hospitals Fail to Achieve Routine Inpatient Glycemic Control
Major Finding: Thirty-two percent of inpatients had documented hyperglycemia, and 6% had hypoglycemia during their hospital stay.
Data Source: An analysis of glucose data for nearly 3.5 million inpatients at 575 U.S. hospitals.
Disclosures: No disclosures were reported.
FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY
Hospitalist physicians are best positioned to lead these multidisciplinary glycemic groups using hospital level data, such as the aggregate RALS [Remote Automated Laboratory System] glucose results, to minimize hypoglycemia and meet consensus glucometric targets. However, tying glucometrics to patient outcomes instead of consensus opinions is the answer that our patients deserve, he said.
No relevant financial disclosures were reported by Dr. Swanson or Dr. Barrett.
