Improvement of glucose control in the intensive care unit: an interdisciplinary collaboration study

• Published in: American journal of critical care Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 150 - 156
• Main Authors: Holzinger, Ulrike, Feldbacher, Monika, Bachlechner, Adelbert, Kitzberger, Reinhard, Fuhrmann, Valentin, Madl, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Aged; Algorithms; Austria; Blood sugar; Clinical Protocols; Control; Critical Illness; Dosage and administration; Female; Humans; Hyperglycemia - prevention & control; Inservice Training; Insulin; Insulin - therapeutic use; Intensive care nursing; Intensive Care Units; Male; Measurement; Medical Staff, Hospital - education; Middle Aged; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing; Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; Prospective Studies; Austria; United States

Strict glycemic control in critically ill patients is challenging for both physicians and nurses. To determine the effect of focused education of intensive care staff followed by implementation of a glucose control protocol. A prospective observational study in a medical intensive care unit in a uni...