The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics.

Richard T GriffeyRyan M SchneiderMargo GirardiJulianne YearyCraig McCammonLaura FrawleyRachel AnconaPaulina Cruz-Bravo

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

In this single-center study at an academic ED, treatment of patients with MTM-severity DKA with a SQ insulin protocol was effective, demonstrated equivalent safety, and reduced ED length of stay.

Keyphrases

emergency department
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
glycemic control
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
smoking cessation