Risk factors for hospital-acquired 'poor glycemic control': a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the patient and hospital characteristics associated with severe manifestations of 'poor glycemic control'-a 'no-pay' hospital-acquired condition defined by the US Medicare program based on hospital claims related to severe complications of diabetes.

Design

A nested case-control study.

Setting

California acute care hospitals from 2005 to 2006.

Participants

All cases (n= 261) with manifestations of poor glycemic control not present on admission admitted to California acute care hospitals from 2005 to 2006 and 261 controls were matched (1:1) using administrative data for age, sex, major diagnostic category and severity of illness.

Main outcome measure(s)

The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for experiencing poor glycemic control.

Results</

SUBMITTER: McHugh MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3023952 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature