Improving Glycemic Control in the ICU with a Data Management Software Program
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Results: 91,536 bG results were collected during the fifteen month study period. The mean bG pre implementation was 121 mg/dl, and post implementation was 112 mg/dl (p < 0.001). The percent of values within range (80-110) during the pre-implementation period was 39% and 46% post-implementation (p <0.001). The percentage of time individual patients’ values were in the range was 27% pre-implementation and 41% post-implementation, (p <0.001).
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