Blood glucose control in the intensive care unit: benefits and risks

J Gunst, G Van den Berghe - Seminars in dialysis, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal blood glucose levels are common during critical illness and are associated with
outcomes that correspond to a J‐shaped curve, the lowest risk associated with …

How accurately do we measure blood glucose levels in intensive care unit (ICU) patients?

HG Wahl - Best practice & research Clinical anaesthesiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Hyperglycaemia is commonly found in critically ill patients as a result of numerous
processes such as increased gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis caused by elevated …

Accuracy and reliability of continuous blood glucose monitor in post‐surgical patients

K Yamashita, T Okabayashi… - Acta …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The STG‐22™ is the only continuous blood glucose monitoring system
currently available. The aim of this study is to determine the accuracy and reliability of the …

[HTML][HTML] Value of continuous glucose monitoring for minimizing severe hypoglycemia during tight glycemic control

GM Steil, M Langer, K Jaeger, J Alexander… - Pediatric critical care …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Tight glycemic control (TGC) can potentially reduce morbidity and mortality in the
ICU but increases the risk of hypoglycemia. The most effective means to avoid hypoglycemia …

Evaluation of a continuous glucose monitor in an unselected general intensive care population

GC Price, K Stevenson, TS Walsh - Critical Care and Resuscitation, 2008 - Elsevier
Objective: To assess the accuracy of the Guardian REALTime continuous glucose
monitoring system (Medtronic MiniMed, Northridge, Calif, USA) in critically ill adults …

Finding the sweet spot: identification of optimal glucose levels in critically injured patients

ME Kutcher, MB Pepper, D Morabito… - Journal of Trauma …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Conflicting data exist regarding optimal glycemic control in critically ill trauma
patients. We therefore compared glucose parameters and outcomes among three different …

Insulin therapy in organ donation and transplantation

IM Shapey, A Summers, P Yiannoullou… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperglycaemia is common in hospitalized individuals, and is often caused by physiological
stress associated with critical illness or major surgery. Insulin therapy is an established …

Glycemic control in the pediatric intensive care unit of Leuven: two years of experience

T Van Herpe, K Vanhonsebrouck, D Mesotten… - 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Stress hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are associated with increased mortality and
morbidity in critically ill patients. Three randomized controlled trials, in the surgical, medical …

[HTML][HTML] Avaliação da percepção de enfermeiros sobre três protocolos para controle glicêmico em pacientes críticos

TD Corrêa, FP Almeida, AB Cavalcanti… - Einstein (São …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a percepção de enfermeiros a respeito de três protocolos para controle
glicêmico em pacientes críticos. MÉTODOS: Como parte complementar de um estudo …

Assessment of nursing perceptions of three insulin protocols for blood glucose control in critically ill patients

TD Corrêa, FP Almeida, AB Cavalcanti… - Einstein (Sao …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To evaluate nurses' perception regarding three different blood glucose control
protocols for critically ill patients. Methods: As part of a randomized trial comparing three …