Background: To determine if antidiabetes treatment adjustment at discharge from an Emergency Department(ED) is associated with 30-day outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus presenting to the ED with hypoglycemia.
Methods: Retrospective cohort observational study. Patients with diabetes mellitus presenting to the ED with hypoglycemia directly discharged from the ED between 2012-2014 were included. Primary outcome was a 30-day composite adverse event(mortality or revisiting).
Results: A total of 203 patients were included with a mean age of 69.7 (SD 18.9), mainly type 2 diabetics.Hypoglycemia was the primary diagnosis in 162(79%) of patients and antidiabetes treatment was adjusted at discharge in 98 (48%) of cases. Non-adjustment of antidiabetes treatment at ED discharge was an independent factor associated with a 30-day adverse event (OR=2.8; CI 95%=1.34-5.93; p=0.006).
Conclusions: Non-adjustment of antidiabetes treatment at discharge in patients with diabetes mellitus presenting to the ED with hypoglycemia could be an independent factor of suffering a 30-day adverse event.