Matthew M Rode , Brett A Boggust , Jennifer M Manggaard , Lucas A Myers , Kristi M Swanson , Rozalina G McCoy
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Abstract
Aims
To capture the types and content of healthcare encounters following severe hypoglycemia requiring emergency medical services (EMS) and to correlate their features with subsequent risk of severe hypoglycemia.
Methods
A retrospective cohort was obtained by linking data from a multi-state health system and an advanced life support ambulance service. This identified 1977 EMS calls by 1028 adults with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemia between 1/1/2013–12/31/2019. We evaluated the healthcare engagement over the following 7 days to identify rates of discussion of hypoglycemia, change of diabetes medications, glucagon prescribing, and referral for diabetes.
Results
Rates of hypoglycemia discussion increased with escalating levels of care, from 11.5 % after EMS calls without emergency department (ED) transport or outpatient clinical encounters to 98 % among hospitalized patients with outpatient follow-up. EMS transport and outpatient follow-up were associated with significantly higher odds of discussion of hypoglycemia (OR 60 and OR 22.1, respectively). Interventions were not impacted by previous severe hypoglycemia within 30 days. Prescription of glucagon was rare among all patients.
Conclusions
Interventions to prevent recurrent hypoglycemia increase with escalating levels of care but remain inadequate and inconsistent with clinical guidelines. Greater attention is needed to ensure timely diabetes-related follow-up and treatment modification for patients experiencing severe hypoglycemia.
期刊介绍:
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice is an international journal for health-care providers and clinically oriented researchers that publishes high-quality original research articles and expert reviews in diabetes and related areas. The role of the journal is to provide a venue for dissemination of knowledge and discussion of topics related to diabetes clinical research and patient care. Topics of focus include translational science, genetics, immunology, nutrition, psychosocial research, epidemiology, prevention, socio-economic research, complications, new treatments, technologies and therapy.