Open AccessThe glucogram: A new quantitative tool for glycemic analysis in the surgical intensive care unit
Author(s) -
S.P. Stawicki,
Dara Schuster,
J F Liu,
Jyoti Kamal,
Selnur Erdal,
Anthony T. Gerlach,
Melissa L. Whitmill,
David E. Lindsey,
Claire V. Murphy,
Steven M. Steinberg,
Charles H. Cook
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.79275
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , emergency medicine , intensive care unit , sepsis , intensive care medicine , insulin
Glycemic control is an important aspect of patient care in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). This is a pilot study of a novel glycemic analysis tool - the glucogram. We hypothesize that the glucogram may be helpful in quantifying the clinical significance of acute hyperglycemic states (AHS) and in describing glycemic variability (GV) in critically ill patients.