The association of intravenous insulin and glucose infusion with intensive care unit and hospital mortality: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed the association of intravenous insulin and glucose infusion with intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality.

Methods

For this retrospective association study, we used data from all patients admitted to a medical-surgical ICU between January 2012 and September 2017. We excluded patients admitted < 24 h, patients with a diabetic ketoacidosis, patients with a therapy restriction upon ICU admission and readmissions. Using multivariate logistic regression, we examined the relation between intravenous insulin and glucose infusion and ICU and hospital mortality for all patients. Additionally, we used the same model to analyze the outcomes for patients admitted > 72 h.

Results

Of 9507 eligible patients, 3966 were included. After correction for pot

SUBMITTER: van Steen SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6370891 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature