Delay in blood glucose monitoring during an insulin infusion protocol is associated with increased risk of hypoglycemia in intensive care units

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Garg, Rajesh ^a   Jarry, Amy ^a   Pendergrass, Merri ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; ICU; Insulin infusion

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449659588     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.436     Document Type: Article

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