Glycemic management in medical and surgical patients in the Non-ICU setting

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-106

  Hawkins, Kara ^a   Donihi, Amy C ^b   Korytkowski, Mary T ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Glycemic management; Hyperglycemia; Inpatients; Insulin; Medical and surgical patients; Non ICU setting; Perioperative care; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BASAL BOLUS INSULIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE PYRROLOQUINOLINE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN GLULISINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIG INSULIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PYRROLOQUINOLINEQUINONE; REGULAR INSULIN SLIDING SCALE; SHORT ACTING INSULIN; SULFONYLUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL CARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84872597318     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-012-0340-1     Document Type: Article

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