Guidelines for care of the hospitalized patient with hyperglycemia and diabetes.

Abstract

Hyperglycemia and diabetes place hospitalized patients at greater risk for serious complications such as infections, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, greater antibiotic use, and lengthened hospitalization. Identification and proper treatment of hyperglycemia and diabetes are therefore essential for prevention of significant morbidity and mortality to the patient and to conserve ever-shrinking health care resources. The author discusses standards for the identification of diabetes and hyperglycemia, provides recommendations for target blood glucose values, and discusses current consensus guidelines on inpatient glycemic management in non-critically ill hospitalized patients.

• Authors: Kate Crawford
• Journal: Critical care nursing clinics of North America (Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am) Vol. 25 Issue 1 Pg. 1-6 (Mar 2013) ISSN: 1558-3481 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23410640 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Published by Elsevier Inc.

Chemical References

• Hypoglycemic Agents
• Insulin

Topics

• Ambulatory Care
• Diabetes Mellitus (nursing, therapy)
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (prevention & control)
• Enteral Nutrition
• Hospitalization
• Humans
• Hyperglycemia (nursing, therapy)
• Hypoglycemic Agents (administration & dosage)
• Infusion Pumps, Implantable
• Insulin (administration & dosage)
• Insulin Infusion Systems
• Length of Stay
• Nursing Assessment
• Nursing Care (standards)
• Nutritional Status
• Patient Education as Topic
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Risk Assessment