Primary study endpoint: blood sugar values Patients: Patients admitted to an ICU 5 steps: 1. Routine treatment, 2. Implementation of SOP for blood sugar monitoring and intervention, 3. Education of intensive care nurses, 4. 6 months free interval without further education or check-up of SOP implementation, 5. Check of SOP implementation and clinical outcome concerning range of blood sugar
SOP for blood glucose monitoring and treatment was implemented on an intensive care unit. Staff was trained. After a free interval patient's outcome was monitored in terms of daily blood sugar profile prior implementation of SOP and after implementation+free interval of SOP.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
800
SOP for blood sugar monitoring and intervention will be defined and ICU nurses will be educated to use this SOP in clinical routine
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, UK S-H Campus Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
blood sugar range
Time frame: 4 times a day for total ICU stay
ICU length of stay
Time frame: After discharge from ICU
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