Achieving durable glucose control in the intensive care unit without hypoglycaemia: A new practical IV insulin protocol

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-55

  Balkin, Michael ^a,b,d   Mascioli, Charles ^a   Smith, Virginia ^a   Alnachawati, Hicham ^b   Mehrishi, Sandeep ^b   Saydain, Ghulam ^b   Slone, Helen ^c   Alessandrini, Joseph ^c   Brown, Lawrence ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c South Jersey Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care unit; Insulin infusion protocol; Stress hyperglycaemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846472559     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.673     Document Type: Article

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