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[Implementation and evaluation of a protocol for continuous insulin perfusion in critical patients].
To analyze the efficacy and safety of a protocol for the continuous infusion of insulin to maintain blood glucose levels between 100 and 140 mg/dl, evaluating the results by a method that takes all of the hours of treatment into consideration. ⋯ The protocol was safe and enabled adequate control of blood glucose levels. The analysis of all of the hours of treatment might provide more data than a simple study of the percentages of blood glucose measurements within the normal range and the mean blood glucose level.