Improving blood sugar control during critical illness: A cohort study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  O'Connor, Enda ^a   Tragen, David ^a   Fahey, Paul ^b   Robinson, Michael ^c   Cremasco, Theresa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Toowoomba Health Service District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Insulin; Nurse

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; NEUTRAL INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE TITRATED REGIMEN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77049126499     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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