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Median arterial blood glucose |
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| All samples median (IQR) |
≤12 hours in ICU median (IQR) |
> 12 hours in ICU median (IQR) |
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| Before algorithm (2004–5) |
6.6 (5.6 – 7.7) n = 15009 |
7.1 (5.9 – 8.8) n = 1591 |
6.5 (5.6 – 7.6) n = 13418 |
| After algorithm (2006) |
5.9 (5.1 – 7.0) n = 24459 |
6.9 (5.4 – 8.6) n = 2928 |
5.9 (5.0 – 6.8) n = 21531 |
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Median blood glucose values (IQR = interquartile range) of all samples obtained before and after implementation of an algorithm of strict glycaemic control. Differences between pre- and post algorithm values were significant for all subsets (Mann-Whitney's test). Mean blood glucose values in 2004–5 and 2006 were 6.82 and 6.25 mmol/L, respectively (mean difference 0.58 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval 0.54 to 0.62; p < 0.001; "mixed model analysis"). | |||
Alm-Kruse et al. BMC Nursing 2008 7:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6955-7-1 |
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