Open AccessRoot cause analysis of diabetic ketoacidosis admissions at a tertiary referral pediatric emergency department in North India
Author(s) -
Muralidharan Jayashree,
Rohit Sasidharan,
Sunit Singhi,
Karthi Nallasamy,
Mullai Baalaaji
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_178_17
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , emergency department , referral , root cause analysis , emergency medicine , pediatrics , medical emergency , diabetes mellitus , family medicine , psychiatry , endocrinology , forensic engineering , engineering
To identify system-based factors contributing to Emergency Department (ED) admissions of children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and related complications with emphasis on parental and physician awareness and prereferral management.