Continuous infusion of subcutaneous compared to intravenous insulin for tight glycaemic control in medical intensive care unit patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 520-527

  Bodur, H A ^a,b   Saygili, F ^a   Saygili, S ^a,c   Doganay, L H ^a   Yesil, S ^a,c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Medical Intensive Care Unit

^c Endocrinology ^*

Author keywords

Blood glucose control; Subcutaneous insulin

Indexed keywords

ISOPHANE INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BOLUS INJECTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 47749149218     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600421     Document Type: Article

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