Successful implementation of a perioperative glycemic control protocol in cardiac surgery: Barrier analysis and intervention using lean six sigma

Anesthesiology Research and Practice

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Martinez, Elizabeth A ^a   Chavez Valdez, Raul ^b,c   Holt, Natalie F ^d   Grogan, Kelly L ^e   Khalifeh, Katherine W ^c   Slater, Tammy ^c   Winner, Laura E ^c   Moyer, Jennifer ^c   Lehmann, Christoph U ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIAC SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEAN SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 81555204110     PISSN: 16876962     EISSN: 16876970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/565069     Document Type: Article

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