The effectiveness of in-hospital interventions on reducing hospital length of stay and readmission of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review.

Aim: This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of multifaceted in-hospital interventions for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on hospital readmission, hospital length of stay (LOS), and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c).

Methods: The search included MEDLINE, EMBASE, Emcare, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar from 2007 to current date and restricted to English. The differences in outcome measures were calculated to determine the effectiveness.