Nurse-led implementation of an insulin-infusion protocol in a general intensive care unit: improved glycaemic control with increased costs and risk of hypoglycaemia signals need for algorithm revision
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Strict glycaemic control (SGC) has become a contentious issue in modern intensive care. Physicians and nurses are concerned about the increased workload due to SGC as well as causing harm through hypoglycaemia. The objective of our s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Nursing |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/7/1 |