Intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill geriatric patient

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-18

  Humbert, Jennifer ^a   Gallagher, Kendra ^a   Gabbay, Robert ^a   Dellasega, Cheryl ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Geriatric patients; Glycemic control

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSING CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; NURSE'S ROLE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40949106426     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000306391.94529.74     Document Type: Review

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