Managing a variable acute patient flow – categorising the strategies

Managing a variable acute patient flow: categorising the strategies

6 Strategies for managing the diabetic patient

Diabetes mellitus is now classified as either ‘type 1’ (failure of endogenous insulin production) or ‘type 2’ (‘insulin resistance’) and can be diagnosed if fasting blood glucose is .6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl) on two separate occasions or there is unequivocal hyperglycaemia with acute metabolic decompensation or obvious symptoms. The prevalence of the disease is rising and may be as great as 12–14%...

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Enhancing patient flow in an acute care hospital: successful strategies at the Juravinski Hospital.

This article shares the experiences of one acute care hospital as it made a concerted effort through a corporate initiative to improve patient throughput and quality of care despite competing demands and constrained resources. Organizational structures and specialized resources were employed to collect, analyze and use data in order to improve flow and access to care. The successes and lessons ...

Managing the paediatric patient with an acute asthma exacerbation.

Children with acute asthma exacerbations frequently present to an emergency department with signs of respiratory distress. The most severe episodes are potentially life-threatening. Effective treatment depends on the accurate and rapid assessment of disease severity at presentation. This statement addresses the assessment, management and disposition of paediatric patients with a known diagnosis...