Risk of postoperative hypoglycemia in cardiovascular surgical patients receiving computer-based versus paper-based insulin therapy

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-537

  Crockett, Samuel E ^a   Suarez Cavelier, Jorge ^b   Accola, Kevin D ^b   Hadas, Lori A ^b   Harnage, Darcey L ^b   Garrett, Paul ^a   Butler, Kathy A ^a   Mulla, Zuber D ^c  

^a Adventist Health System   (United States)

^b FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COMPUTER GUIDED GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPER BASED PROTOCOL; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 84864663393     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP11337.OR     Document Type: Article

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