The medical emergency team and rapid response system: finding, treating, and preventing hypoglycemia

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006 Oct;32(10):591-5. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(06)32077-6.

Abstract

Administrative and quality improvement processes that occurred in response to one patient's series of critical hypoglycemic events ultimately contributed to systematic improvements in patient safety.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy*
  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Urban
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemia / complications
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology
  • Hypoglycemia / prevention & control*
  • Middle Aged
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / methods
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Pennsylvania
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care*
  • Safety