Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program. Clin Diabetes 2018 Jan;36(1):68-71
Date
02/01/2018Pubmed ID
29382981Pubmed Central ID
PMC5775009DOI
10.2337/cd17-0088Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85040766640 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
IN BRIEF "Quality Improvement Success Stories" are published by the American Diabetes Association in collaboration with the American College of Physicians, Inc., and the National Diabetes Education Program. This series is intended to highlight best practices and strategies from programs and clinics that have successfully improved the quality of care for people with diabetes or related conditions. Each article in the series is reviewed and follows a standard format developed by the editors of Clinical Diabetes. The following article describes a successful effort to improve glycemic control in presurgical patients with an A1C >8%.
Author List
Mendez CE, Wainaina N, Walker RJ, Montagne W, Livingston A, Slawski B, Egede LEAuthors
Leonard E. Egede MD Center Director, Chief, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinCarlos Eduardo Mendez Castrillo MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Barbara A. Slawski MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Rebekah Walker PhD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
