Initiating Insulin Pumps in Youth with New-onset Type 1 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Our improvement efforts increased pump usage in our cohort without related DKA events. A multidisciplinary approach with education on managing pumps should be implemented to prevent shortcomings such as DKA. Future directions are to evaluate HbA1c and pre-pump and post-pump DKA rates.
Authors
- Mili Vakharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-1788)
- Don Buckingham
- M Rittenhouse
- Rona Sonabend
- Sarah K. Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-0112)
- Siripoom McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4387-0191)
- Grace Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2299-8839)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Quality and Safety
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000803
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59