Implementation of a nurse-driven intensive insulin infusion protocol in a surgical intensive care unit

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1529-1540

  Smith, Angela B ^a   Udekwu, Pascal O ^b,c   Biswas, Sukanto ^b,d   Harvey, Eric ^e   Bullock, Angela ^f   Barnes, Mary Ann ^f   Allred, Stacey ^f  

^a Department of Pharmacy   (United States)

^b WMHH

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNC

^e WMHH

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 34447546861     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060249     Document Type: Article

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