Rush University guidelines and protocols for the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients: Elimination of the sliding scale and improvement of glycemic control throughout the hospital

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 954-962

  Donaldson, Sandra ^a   Villanuueva, Griselda ^a   Rondinelli, Lara ^a   Baldwin, David ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; METABOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHICAGO; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INPATIENTS; INSULIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33750731292     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721706294918     Document Type: Review

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