Retrospective Quality Improvement Study of Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia and Implementation of Hospital-Wide Initiatives.
Carter SheltonAndrew Paul DemidowichMahsa MotevalliSam SokolinskyPeriwinkle MacKayCynthia TuckerCora AbundoEileen PetersRoliette GoodingMargaret HackettJoyce WedlerLee Ann AlexanderLuvenia BarryMary FlynnPatricia RiosConstance Lulu FuldaMichelle F YoungBarbara KahlEileen PummerNestoras Nicolas MathioudakisAniket SidhayeEric E HowellLeo RotelloMihail ZilbermintPublished in: Journal of diabetes science and technology (2021)
In a community hospital setting, implementation of hospital-wide initiatives targeting hypoglycemia resulted in a significant and sustainable decrease in the rate of insulin-induced hypoglycemia. These high-leverage risk reduction strategies may be translated into considerable cost savings and could be implemented at other community hospitals.