Insulin in critical care settings
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2018, Vol 116, Issue 3
Abstract
Inpatient hyperglycemia is common and is associated with an increased risk of hospital complications, higher costs, and higher in-hospital morbidity & mortality rates. Appropriate glycemic control strategies can reduce these risks, although hypoglycemia is a concern. In critically ill patients, intravenous (IV) insulin is most appropriate, with a starting threshold no higher than 180 mg/dL. Once IV insulin is started, the glucose level should be maintained between 140 and 180 mg/dL.
Authors and Affiliations
Sameer Aggarwal, Vineet Surana
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP611908
- DOI -
- Views 167
- Downloads 0
Antiretroviral therapy-an Update
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) consists of use of combination of at least three antiretroviral drugs from different groups to inhibit the replication of HIV and reduce viraemia to undetectable levels. Durable suppression o...
Recurrent transient loss of consciousness in elderly
To provide physicians with a practical, evidence-based approach to transient loss of consciousness (T-LoC) in the elderly and make a consensus from available research data. Medline, Embase and Cochrane database were sear...
Computed tomographic evaluation of sinonasal masses
To determine the Computed Tomographic (CT) characteristics of various sinonasal mass lesions. To study about the nature, location and extent of various sinonasal masses. Forty cases of different age groups of either sex,...
Comparision of abdominal hysterectomy with vaginal hysterectomy for large size uterine leiomyoma
To Compare the outcome of vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy for large sized uteri with leiomyomas in terms of operative duration, intra-operative and postoperative complications. The study includes 200 cases of hysterec...
PatientÂ’s knowledge and perception about hypothyroidism : Indian perspective
Primary hypothyroidism is one of the commonest endocrine disorders in clinical practice. Patient’s knowledge and perception towards disease is very important for long term outcome in any chronic disease. Available litera...