An Efficiency Evaluation of Protocols for Tight Glycemic Control in Intensive Care Units

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-598

  Malesker, Mark A ^a   Foral, Pamela A ^a   Christensen, Keith J ^b   Hilleman, Daniel E ^c   Chang, Julie A ^d   McPhillips, Ann C ^e  

^a Associate Professor of Philosophy

^b Assistant professor

^c Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEBRASKA; NURSING AUDIT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 40449110715     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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