Event Title
Sugar Crash! Time to Insulin Administration in the Emergency Department for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Start Date
5-2022 12:00 AM
Description
Project AIM: The time to insulin administration from ordering through JIIP protocol has been delayed in the Emergency Department. We have established a way to store prepared insulin infusions in the Emergency Department so they are readily available for administration. We anticipate to see a decrease in time to administration with our intervention of about 30 minutes.
Keywords
Insulin, Diabetes, Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Sugar Crash! Time to Insulin Administration in the Emergency Department for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Project AIM: The time to insulin administration from ordering through JIIP protocol has been delayed in the Emergency Department. We have established a way to store prepared insulin infusions in the Emergency Department so they are readily available for administration. We anticipate to see a decrease in time to administration with our intervention of about 30 minutes.
Comments
Presented at the 2022 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference