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dc.contributor.advisorMosher, Daniel
dc.contributor.advisorRobertson, Richard
dc.contributor.authorLeluan, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorSammani, Nora
dc.contributor.authorStaskauskas, Max
dc.contributor.authorYu, Cammy
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-08T17:02:21Z
dc.date.available2024-01-08T17:02:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/670632
dc.descriptionClass of 2023 Abstract and Posteren_US
dc.description.abstractSpecific Aims: To determine outcomes in patients when a pharmacist is involved in the initial care of DKA in the emergency department versus when a pharmacist is not involved in initial management. Methods: Patients included in this study were 18 years or older with a primary admission diagnosis of DKA , received at least 2L of resuscitation fluid. and were admitted through the TMC emergency department. Data were collected retrospectively through the electronic health record (Epic). Results are presented using appropriate statistical calculations for continuous and categorical variables. This study was a hospital quality improvement project. Results were quantified and presented but comparative statistics between groups were not performed. Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between the pharmacist intervention and non- pharmacist intervention groups. There was no difference in mortality between groups. The pharmacist intervention group had a mean time to DKA resolution of 31.0 ± 21.6 hours versus 40.6 ± 30.0 hours in the non-pharmacist intervention group. Hospital length of stay was shorter in the pharmacist intervention group than the non-pharmacist intervention group (89.4 ± 30.0 hours versus 114.9 ± 57.3 hours). PCCU length of stay (42.6 ± 31.3 versus 46.9 ± 38.4) and ICU length of stay (0.74 ± 3.0 versus 4.8 ± 15.9) were both lower in the pharmacist intervention group. Conclusions: Pharmacist intervention in the emergency department at Tucson Medical Center improves time to DKA resolution and hospital length of stay. Further studies are required to establish statistical significance and achieve larger sample sizes with fewer uncontrolled variables.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectEmergency departmenten_US
dc.subjectpharmacist involvementen_US
dc.subjectDiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)en_US
dc.subjecthospital quality improvement projecten_US
dc.titlePharmacist Impact on DKA Outcomes in the Emergency Department at Tucson Medical Center en_US
dc.typePoster
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dc.contributor.departmentCollege of Pharmacy, The University of Arizonaen_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the Pharmacy Student Research Projects collection, made available by the College of Pharmacy and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact Jennifer Martin, Librarian and Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, jenmartin@email.arizona.edu.en_US
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