Glycemic Control After Coronary Bypass Graft: Using Intravenous Insulin Regulated by a Computerized System

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-265

  Button, Elaine ^a   Keaton, Patty ^a  

^a MOSES CONE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSTRUMENTATION; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646712361     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.01.001     Document Type: Review

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