Diabetes Type 1 with Acute Illness Clinical Pathway — Emergency Department
Goals
- Expedite resolution of ketosis and clinical symptoms of diabetic ketosis (DK)
- Reduce hospital admissions in patients with DK
- Reduce laboratory testing in the ED
Metrics
- Time from ED arrival to:
- FLOC assessment
- Insulin order
- Insulin administered
- Time between 1st and 2nd insulin doses
- ED LOS
- % of patients admitted
- % of patients with laboratory testing
- % of patients with glucose < 70 after insulin administration