Intensive insulin therapy in practice: Can we do it?

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Dossett, Lesly A ^a,b   Collier, Bryan ^a   Donahue, Rafe ^a   Mowery, Nathan T ^a   Dortch, Marcus J ^a   Guillamondegui, Oscar ^a   Diaz, Jose J ^a   May, Addison K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 404 Medical Arts Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Intensive insulin therapy; Protocol adherence

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJURY SCALE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60149092893     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607108321703     Document Type: Article

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