Can simple treatment protocols improve the management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-329

  Korytkowski, Mary T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE; LONG ACTING DRUG;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG TARGETING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947534579     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0455     Document Type: Note

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