Open AccessModel-Based Insulin Sensitivity as a Sepsis Diagnostic in Critical Care
Author(s) -
Amy Blakemore,
Shenghui Wang,
Aaron Le Compte,
Geoffrey M. Shaw,
XingWei Wong,
Jessica Lin,
Thomas Lotz,
Christopher E. Hann,
J. Geoffrey Chase
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of diabetes science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.039
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1932-3107
pISSN - 1932-2968
DOI - 10.1177/193229680800200317
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin sensitivity , sepsis , intensive care medicine , insulin , sensitivity (control systems) , insulin resistance , engineering , electronic engineering
Timely diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in critical care require significant clinical effort, experience, and resources. Insulin sensitivity is known to decrease with worsening condition and could thus be used to aid diagnosis. Some glycemic control protocols are able to identify insulin sensitivity in real time.
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