Characteristics of frequent emergency department users with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korea
| Autor: | Junghoon Woo, Sang Youl Rhee, Jeong Taek Woo, Morena Ustulin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Hypoglycemia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Asian People Diabetes mellitus Republic of Korea Internal Medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status Retrospective Studies business.industry Insulin Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus General Medicine Emergency department Articles Middle Aged medicine.disease Sulfonylurea Costs Clinical Science and Care Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Original Article Female business Emergency Service Hospital Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Diabetes Investigation |
| ISSN: | 2040-1124 2040-1116 |
| Popis: | Aims/Introduction Frequent emergency department (ED) visitors are medically vulnerable subjects. We identified the characteristics of “frequent ED users” among Korean patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and methods We used the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service National Patient Sample HIRA-(NPS), which is a nationally representative sample. Subjects (n = 109,412) with type 2 DM as a primary or secondary diagnosis at one of their visits were included. Individuals were classified into three groups according to the number of ED visits: frequent (≥4 visits), occasional ( |
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