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KMID : 1004620090150030027
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Clinical Nursing Research
2009 Volume.15 No. 3 p.27 ~ p.38
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Development of a Blood Glucose Control Protocol for Medical ICU Patients
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Kim Eun-Sung
Choi-Kwon Smi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a blood glucose control protocol for medical intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Methods: The blood glucose control protocol was developed through the following process: selection of preliminary protocols, clinical application, and evaluation. The clinical validity of the protocol was measured by application, along with examination of the effects of the Yale and the Mayo blood glucose protocols. Seventeen medical ICU adults patients whose blood glucose levels exceeded 200 mg/dL consecutively participated in the study. The development protocol was evaluated by an expert group.
Results: Incidence of normal blood glucose levels (p=.041) increased significantly in the Yale protocol application group. Also, incidence of severe hyperglycemia (p=.029) decreased significantly and time to target range of glucose (p=.023) decreased significantly after application of the Yale protocol. However, there was no significant difference in incidence of hypoglycemia (p=.666) between three groups.
Conclusion: Using the developed protocol as a basis for the modified Yale protocol was found to be effective in
improving the state of blood glucose control for medical ICU patients and is expected to be used for nursing intervention in critical care.
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KEYWORD
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Critical care, Clinical protocol, Hyperglycemia, Blood glucose, Insulin
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