Journal of diabetes science and technology
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J Diabetes Sci Technol · Jul 2015
Multicenter StudyUse of an Intravascular Fluorescent Continuous Glucose Sensor in ICU Patients.
Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in intensive care patients. In product development studies at 4 ICUs, the safety and performance of an intravascular continuous glucose monitoring (IV-CGM) system was evaluated in 70 postsurgical patients. ⋯ The GluCath System exhibited acceptable accuracy when deployed in a radial artery for up to 48 hours in ICU patients after elective cardiac surgery. Accuracy of venous deployment was substantially lower with significant rates of intravascular thrombus observed using ultrasound.