Diabetes technology & therapeutics
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Diabetes Technol. Ther. · Dec 2007
Outcomes of a cardiothoracic intensive care web-based online intravenous insulin infusion calculator study at a Medical University Hospital.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether a web-based, on-line intravenous insulin (IVI) infusion calculator (IVIIC) program for the delivery of IVI therapy in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients was superior to a prior IVI protocol used in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at our institution. ⋯ We conclude that the IVIIC is a safe nurse-driven protocol with excellent BG outcomes.
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Diabetes Technol. Ther. · Dec 2007
Clinical TrialInpatient point-of-care bedside glucose testing: preliminary data on use of connectivity informatics to measure hospital glycemic control.
Point-of-care (POC) bedside glucose (BG) testing and timely evaluation of its effectiveness are important components of hospital inpatient glycemic control programs. We describe a new technology to evaluate inpatient POC-BG testing and report preliminary results of inpatient glycemic control from 10 U.S. hospitals. ⋯ POC-BG data can be captured through automated data management software and can support hospital efforts to evaluate and monitor the status of inpatient glycemic control. These preliminary data suggest that there is a need to conduct broad-based efforts to improve inpatient glucose management. Increasing hospital participation in data collection has the potential to create a national benchmarking process for the development of best practices and improved inpatient hyperglycemia management.