Nurse- vs nomogram-directed glucose control in a cardiovascular intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 270-279

  Chant, Clarence ^a   Mustard, Mary ^a   Thorpe, Kevin E ^b   Friedrich, Jan O ^b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MONITORING; NOMOGRAM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NOMOGRAMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84863999958     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012713     Document Type: Article

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