Enhancing inpatient diabetes care by developing a new Capillary Blood Glucose and ketone monitoring chart: a Quality Improvement Project (QIP)

Authors

  • Kaenat Mulla Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Suganya Giri Ravindran
  • Michele Cui
  • Simon Broadhurst
  • Laura Sharp
  • Zoe Bullock
  • Maggie Carroll
  • Chantal Kong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2022.396

Keywords:

diabetes, glucose, glycaemic control, ketones

References

NHS Digital. National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) - 2018. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/national-diabetes-inpatient-audit/2018 Published 2019

Casqueiro J, Casqueiro J, Alves C. Infections in patients with diabetes mellitus: A review of pathogenesis. Indian J Endocrinology Metab 2012;16(7): S27-36. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.94253

Misra S, Barron E, Vamos E, Thomas S, et al. Temporal trends in emergency admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis in people with diabetes in England before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: a population-based study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinology 2021;9: 671-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00208-4

Joint British Diabetes Societies for inpatient care (JBDS-IP). Self-management of diabetes in hospital guidelines. Revised August 2021. https://abcd.care/sites/abcd.care/files/site_uploads/JBDS_Guidelines_Current/JBDS_04_Self_Management_Updated_August_2021.pdf

Sharma D, Gerlach M, Sharma V, Dhatariya K. Does the use of colour coded inpatient capillary blood glucose monitoring chart influence outcomes? Br J Diabetes 2019;19:19-24. https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2019.210

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2022-12-21

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Quality Improvement Winning Paper