Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association
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Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes · Oct 2007
Management of diabetes mellitus and hospital-related hyperglycemia in patients of a medical ICU, with the use of two "down-to-earth" protocols: a feasibility study.
Optimal control of blood glucose in the ICU has been shown to significantly decrease mortality and morbidity of severely ill patients. The purpose of the present project was to develop and implement undemanding, "down-to-earth" protocols, enabling tight glucose control in critically ill patients, in the setting of a city hospital ICU with limited personnel and facilities. ⋯ The combined implementation of the two protocols presents a simple, safe and effective way of pursuing normoglycemia in critically ill patients.