Impact of diabetes specialist nurses on inpatient care: A systematic review.

Background: People with diabetes have longer hospital stays and poorer clinical outcomes. Diabetes inpatient specialist nurses have been introduced to improve care.

Aims: To assess the evidence for the benefit of diabetes specialist nurses in the inpatient setting.

Management of Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Orthopedic Surgery.

An increasing number of orthopedic operations are being carried out in an older population in whom the prevalence of diabetes is dramatically increasing. People having surgery with diabetes and hyperglycemia are at increased risk of post-operative complications. The peri-operative risks have been well demonstrated for cardiac surgery and, more recently, for orthopedic surgery.