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Improving IV Insulin Administration in a Community Hospital

Setting: 207-bed not-for-profit community hospital.

Objective

This study compares glycemic outcomes with a traditional paper protocol to a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) for patients receiving intravenous insulin.

Setting

207-bed not-for-profit community hospital.

Results

  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <70 mg/dL decreased 89% with EndoTool, from 6.9% to 0.76% of blood glucose readings
  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <40 mg/dL was .01% of blood glucose readings with EndoTool.
  • Incidence of hyperglycemia >180 mg/dL decreased 54% with EndoTool, from 26.3% to 12.1% of blood glucose readings, and incidence >300 mg/dL decreased 68%, from 4.9% to 1.55% of blood glucose readings.
  • Percentage of blood glucose readings in target increased 35% with EndoTool, from 63.6% to 86.1%.

Conclusions

Use of a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) achieves substantially better glucose control than a traditional paper protocol, with lower incidence of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and a greater percentage of blood glucose readings in target.

Objective

This study compares glycemic outcomes with a traditional paper protocol to a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) for patients receiving intravenous insulin.

Setting

207-bed not-for-profit community hospital.

Results
  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <70 mg/dL decreased 89% with EndoTool, from 6.9% to 0.76% of blood glucose readings
  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <40 mg/dL was .01% of blood glucose readings with EndoTool.
  • Incidence of hyperglycemia >180 mg/dL decreased 54% with EndoTool, from 26.3% to 12.1% of blood glucose readings, and incidence >300 mg/dL decreased 68%, from 4.9% to 1.55% of blood glucose readings.
  • Percentage of blood glucose readings in target increased 35% with EndoTool, from 63.6% to 86.1%.
Conclusions

Use of a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) achieves substantially better glucose control than a traditional paper protocol, with lower incidence of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and a greater percentage of blood glucose readings in target.

References

Authors

Michael Magee.

Source

Published in Journal of Visualized Experiments (Medicine), Issue 64, pe3705.

Year

2012

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Objective

This study compares glycemic outcomes with a traditional paper protocol to a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) for patients receiving intravenous insulin.

Setting

207-bed not-for-profit community hospital.

Results
  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <70 mg/dL decreased 89% with EndoTool, from 6.9% to 0.76% of blood glucose readings
  • Incidence of hypoglycemia <40 mg/dL was .01% of blood glucose readings with EndoTool.
  • Incidence of hyperglycemia >180 mg/dL decreased 54% with EndoTool, from 26.3% to 12.1% of blood glucose readings, and incidence >300 mg/dL decreased 68%, from 4.9% to 1.55% of blood glucose readings.
  • Percentage of blood glucose readings in target increased 35% with EndoTool, from 63.6% to 86.1%.
Conclusions

Use of a computerized glucose management system (EndoTool) achieves substantially better glucose control than a traditional paper protocol, with lower incidence of both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and a greater percentage of blood glucose readings in target.

References

Authors

Michael Magee.

Source

Published in Journal of Visualized Experiments (Medicine), Issue 64, pe3705.

Year

2012

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