Designing and implementing insulin infusion protocols and order sets

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL 5, 2008, Pages

  Ahmann, Andrew J ^a   Maynard, Greg ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Critical care protocols; Insulin; Intravenous infusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG MONITORING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INPATIENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56149111286     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.366     Document Type: Review

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