Open AccessIncidence and Causes of Iatrogenic Hypoglycemia in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Chaitanya Chittineni,
Brian E. Driver,
Matthew Halverson,
Jon B. Cole,
Matthew E. Prekker,
Vidhu Pandey,
Tarissa Lai,
Justin Harrington,
Sharon Zhao,
Lauren R. Klein
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the western journal of emergency medicine/western journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.811
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1936-9018
pISSN - 1936-900X
DOI - 10.5811/westjem.2019.7.42996
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , incidence (geometry) , hypoglycemia , emergency medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , insulin , physics , psychiatry , optics
Hypoglycemia is frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) and has potential for serious morbidity. The incidence and causes of iatrogenic hypoglycemia are not known. We aim to describe how often the cause of ED hypoglycemia is iatrogenic and to identify its specific causes.