Publications by authors named "Meghan Lortie"
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative diabetes management can improve glycemic control and clinical outcomes after elective surgery.
Background: There is lack of data on the importance of diabetes treatment before elective surgery. Diabetes is often ignored before surgery and aggressively treated afterwards.
Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of nurse practitioner (NP) mediated interventions on diabetes control before elective surgery.
Data Sources: A program was initiated to improve preoperative diabetes control in patients with HbA1c > 8%. The intervention was initially mediated by a physician alone and subsequently changed to involve NPs.