TY - JOUR
T1 - A Systematic Approach for the Prevention and Reduction of Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Patients
AU - Cruz, Paulina
AU - Blackburn, Mary Clare
AU - Tobin, Garry S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Purpose of Review: Hypoglycemia and severe hypoglycemia (SH) in the inpatient setting are associated with poor outcomes. This review is designed to highlight approaches to predict and prevent inpatient hypoglycemia that has been successfully implemented focusing on developing overlapping policies and procedures that allow safe glycemic management to occur at all levels of the institution. Recent Findings: Standardizing point-of-care (POC) testing, nursing protocols, meal delivery, and formulary restriction are useful tools to prevent hypoglycemia. Informatics and real-time alert processes are highly effective tools to reduce hypoglycemia but require a significant investment in time and infrastructure as well as clear policies on how alerts are acted upon. Computerized dosing support technology and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology are an emerging area of investigation showing promising results. Summary: Inpatient hypoglycemia is often predictable and preventable and requires institutional support to deliver targeted and safe diabetes care. This requires each institution to do periodic reassessment of policies and technologies. Future research needs to focus on the cost/benefits of interventions including studies of automated dosing algorithms as well as CGM in higher-risk patient populations.
AB - Purpose of Review: Hypoglycemia and severe hypoglycemia (SH) in the inpatient setting are associated with poor outcomes. This review is designed to highlight approaches to predict and prevent inpatient hypoglycemia that has been successfully implemented focusing on developing overlapping policies and procedures that allow safe glycemic management to occur at all levels of the institution. Recent Findings: Standardizing point-of-care (POC) testing, nursing protocols, meal delivery, and formulary restriction are useful tools to prevent hypoglycemia. Informatics and real-time alert processes are highly effective tools to reduce hypoglycemia but require a significant investment in time and infrastructure as well as clear policies on how alerts are acted upon. Computerized dosing support technology and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology are an emerging area of investigation showing promising results. Summary: Inpatient hypoglycemia is often predictable and preventable and requires institutional support to deliver targeted and safe diabetes care. This requires each institution to do periodic reassessment of policies and technologies. Future research needs to focus on the cost/benefits of interventions including studies of automated dosing algorithms as well as CGM in higher-risk patient populations.
KW - Inpatient diabetes
KW - Inpatient hypoglycemia
KW - Insulin therapy
KW - Prediction and prevention of hypoglycemia
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U2 - 10.1007/s11892-017-0934-8
DO - 10.1007/s11892-017-0934-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28980145
AN - SCOPUS:85030871444
SN - 1534-4827
VL - 17
JO - Current diabetes reports
JF - Current diabetes reports
IS - 11
M1 - 117
ER -