Hyperglycaemia in hospital inpatients: Still a sticky situation

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 521-526

  Tonks, K T ^a   Jones, G R ^a   McGeechan, K ^a   Campbell, L V ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

glucose intolerance; hospital care; hyperglycaemia; inpatient diabetes management; medical decision making

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954637949     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02197.x     Document Type: Article

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