Blood glucose control in critically ill adults and children - A survey on stated practice
Blood glucose control in critically ill adults and children - A survey on stated practice
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DOI:
10.1378/chest.07-2702
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发表时间:
2008-06-01
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影响因子:
9.6
通讯作者:
Morris, Alan H.
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作者:
Hirshberg, Eliotte;Lacroix, Jaques;Morris, Alan H.
Objectives: We document clinicians' stated blood glucose control practice patterns in North American pediatric and adult ICUs.Methods: Using a Web-based self-administered questionnaire, we conducted a nationwide survey of North American pediatric and adult ICUs. Participants included ICU medical directors, nurses, fellows in training, and attending intensivists from participating ICUs in three critical care research networks.Measurements and main results: Item generation and item selection were performed according to standard scientific survey methods. Questions were designed to describe clinicians' perceptions about glucose control practices. The questionnaire topics included the following: respondent characteristics; ICU description; hyperglycemia; hypoglycemia; and glucose measurement. The institutional response rate was 96% (50 of 52 institutions). The clinician response rate was 58% (163 of 282 physicians). Adult ICU clinicians defined hyperglycemia (120 mg/dL [6.2 mmol/L]) at a lower threshold than pediatric ICU clinicians (150 mg/dL [8.3 mmol/L). Hypoglycemia was defined similarly by both groups (median,