|
Efficiency
Parameters |
Paper
protocol* |
Paper
protocol** |
GlucoStabilizer***
|
|
ICU Patients- # used for calculation
of subsequent data calculation |
Not indicated
in
source |
38 |
4,588 |
|
Total BG
measurements (n) |
77,954 |
454 (9-20/patient) |
24,214 |
|
Time for Initiation of an infusion
(minutes + SD) |
Not
indicated in
source |
32.56 + 12.83 |
8.2 + 3.2 |
|
Time for glucose measurement,
insulin dose calculation and dose adjustment (minutes +
SD) |
4.72 + 1.13 |
10.65 + 3.24 |
3.2 + 1.1 |
|
Glucose measures reduced to Q2 hrs. |
Not indicated
in
source |
Not indicated
in
source |
>54%
measures |
|
Safety
Parameters |
|
Time to Target as define by BG
<110 mg/dl (hours) |
Not indicated
in
source
|
> 12 hours |
5.9 + 5.7 |
|
Hypoglycemia rate (< 40 mg/dL) |
13-17% |
13-17%
|
0.03% |
|
Protocol deviations- deviations
from scheduled measurement |
Not indicated
in
source |
Total 734
418 (57%)
|
5.50% |
|
D50 W calculation and return to
glucose target range after hypoglycemia (minutes) |
unknown |
unknown |
28.0 + 26.2 |
|
Other
Parameters |
|
Nursing
Training time |
35 minutes |
35 minutes |
10
minutes |
|
* Aragon D, American Journal of Critical Care (July
2006);15:370-377
** Maleskar et al., American Journal of Critical Care
(Nov 2007), 16(6): 589-598
*** Clarian Data, on file at Medical Automation Systems,
Inc.This data was researched and produced by
The Epsilon Group (www.epsilongroup.com)
and published in the November 2008 issue of their
Epsilon Evidentia newsletter. |
