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Glycemic Control in the Burn Intensive Care Unit, Focus on the Role of Anemia in Glucose Measurement

Setting: Largest (425-bed) U.S. military hospital, academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center.

Objective

This study examines glycemic control challenges in a burn patient population, effects of glycemic variability on outcomes, and benefits of a computerized decision support system (EndoTool) over a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy.

Setting

Largest (425-bed) U.S. military hospital, academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center.

Results

  • Compared to a traditional paper protocol, EndoTool provided better glycemic control in the 80-110 mg/dL target range without increased hypoglycemic events.
  • Additionally, nurses accepted EndoTool insulin dosing recommendations more often than they followed a traditional paper protocol.

Conclusions

EndoTool outperforms a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy and is considered standard of care for glucose control in a burn intensive care unit.

Objective

This study examines glycemic control challenges in a burn patient population, effects of glycemic variability on outcomes, and benefits of a computerized decision support system (EndoTool) over a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy.

Setting

Largest (425-bed) U.S. military hospital, academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center.

Results
  • Compared to a traditional paper protocol, EndoTool provided better glycemic control in the 80-110 mg/dL target range without increased hypoglycemic events.
  • Additionally, nurses accepted EndoTool insulin dosing recommendations more often than they followed a traditional paper protocol.
Conclusions

EndoTool outperforms a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy and is considered standard of care for glucose control in a burn intensive care unit.

References

Authors

Elizabeth Mann, RN; Alejandra Mora, BS; Heather Pidcoke, MD, Steven Wolf, MD, and Charles Wade, PhD.

Source

Published in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Volume 3, Issue 6, p1319-1329.

Year

2009

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Objective

This study examines glycemic control challenges in a burn patient population, effects of glycemic variability on outcomes, and benefits of a computerized decision support system (EndoTool) over a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy.

Setting

Largest (425-bed) U.S. military hospital, academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center.

Results
  • Compared to a traditional paper protocol, EndoTool provided better glycemic control in the 80-110 mg/dL target range without increased hypoglycemic events.
  • Additionally, nurses accepted EndoTool insulin dosing recommendations more often than they followed a traditional paper protocol.
Conclusions

EndoTool outperforms a traditional paper protocol for the management of intensive insulin therapy and is considered standard of care for glucose control in a burn intensive care unit.

References

Authors

Elizabeth Mann, RN; Alejandra Mora, BS; Heather Pidcoke, MD, Steven Wolf, MD, and Charles Wade, PhD.

Source

Published in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Volume 3, Issue 6, p1319-1329.

Year

2009

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