Utilisation of emergency medical services for severe hypoglycaemia: An unrecognised health care burden
| Autor: | Sophia Zoungas, Amee Morgans, Natalie Nanayakkara, Georgia Soldatos, Karen Smith, Chin Yao Tan, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Melanie Villani, Helena J. Teede |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Emergency Medical Services Victoria Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes Hypoglycemia Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Cost of Illness Diabetes mellitus Health care Internal Medicine medicine Emergency medical services Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Type 1 diabetes business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Hospitalization Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Transportation of Patients Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Emergency medicine Observational study Female Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of diabetes and its complications. 30(6) |
| ISSN: | 1873-460X |
| Popis: | Aims Diabetes is associated with several acute, life-threatening complications yet there are limited data on the utilisation of prehospital services for their management. This study aimed to examine the utilisation of emergency medical services (EMS) for prehospital hypoglycaemia, including patient characteristics and factors related to hospital transportation. Methods An observational study of patients requiring EMS for hypoglycaemia across Victoria, Australia over three years was conducted. Pre-specified data including patient demographics, comorbidities, examination findings and transport outcomes were obtained. Logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with transportation. Results During the study period, 12,411 hypoglycaemia events were attended by paramedics for people with diabetes. The majority were individuals with type 1 diabetes (58.8%), followed by type 2 diabetes (35.2%) and unspecified diabetes type (5.9%). Thirty-eight percent of patients were transported to hospital by EMS following hypoglycaemia. Factors associated with transport by EMS included extremes of age ( 75years), female gender, type 2 diabetes, event at a nursing home or hospital/community clinic, presence of comorbidities and time of day. Conclusions Examination of the utilisation of EMS for hypoglycaemia has identified a previously unquantified need for emergency care for people with diabetes as well as factors related to hospital transportation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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