Improving Outcomes for Diabetic Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
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Improving management of inpatients with diabetes undergoing vascular surgery requires collaboration among many health care practitioners. This article describes a performance improvement project that implemented two evidence-based algorithmic order sets to guide perioperative glucose management for diabetic patients undergoing vascular procedures and utilized a certified diabetes educator (CDE) to educate health care practitioners. Results showed statistically and clinically significant reductions in infection and differences in mean blood glucose between preand postintervention groups, including a direct relationship between glucose control and the level of involvement of a CDE in patient care.
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