Severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose less than 40 mg/dl) incidence dropped to 0.005% (18 readings) compared with 0.23% under paper protocols. Among 4,804 patients managed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA ...
A collaborative physician/clinical pharmacist-led intervention for monitoring patients at a high risk for iatrogenic hypoglycemia significantly reduced the risk for severe diabetes medication-caused ...
Randomized, controlled trials have shown both benefit and harm from tight blood-glucose control in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Variation in the use of early parenteral nutrition and in ...