Suitability of Capillary Blood Glucose Analysis in Patients Receiving Vasopressors
Author(s) -
M. F. Ellis,
Kenneth Benjamin,
Marie S. Cornell,
Kathleen Decker,
Dorothy Farrell,
Lynn McGugan,
G. P. Porter,
Heather Shearin,
Y. Zhao,
Bradi B. Granger
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2013692
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , perfusion , capillary refill , arterial blood , peripheral , point of care testing , insulin , anesthesia , prospective cohort study , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , endocrinology , immunology
Glycemic control in critically ill patients decreases infection and mortality. Patients receiving vasopressors have altered peripheral perfusion, which may affect accuracy of capillary blood glucose values measured with point-of-care devices.
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