Comparison of Three Protocols for Tight Glycemic Control in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Summary

A randomized trial to compare three insulin-titration protocols for tight glycemic control in surgical ICU: an absolute glucose (Matias) protocol, a relative glucose change (Bath) protocol, and an enhanced model predictive control algorithm (eMPC)

Timeline

Start

2008-02

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2008-04

Publications

• Results Blaha J, Kopecky P, Kotulak T, Kunstyr J, Matias M, Rubes D, Dobias M, Romaniv S, Kubatova J, Porizka M et al: Blood glucose control in cardiac surgery patients: a comparative study of different insulin protocols. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2008, 22(S3):S23.

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