Clinical equipoise regarding glycemic control: A survey of pediatric intensivist perceptions

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-129

  Hirshberg, Eliotte L ^a,b   Sward, Katherine A ^b   Faustino, Edward Vincent S ^c   Nadkarni, Vinay M ^d   Agus, Michael S D ^e   Morris, Alan H ^b   Lacroix, Jacques ^f  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

blood glucose control; glycemic control; hyperglycemia; hypoglycemia; insulin therapy; intensive care; pediatric practice; protocols; survey

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPEUTIC EQUIPOISE;

EID: 84873923062     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31826049b3     Document Type: Review

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