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Table 1 Patient charcteristics

From: Nurse-led implementation of an insulin-infusion protocol in a general intensive care unit: improved glycaemic control with increased costs and risk of hypoglycaemia signals need for algorithm revision

 

2004–5

2006

N

494

448

Age [IQR]*

56 [39–64]

55 [42–66]

Male Sex (%)

53.4

58.4

LOS [IQR]*

2.0 [0.7–6.4]

1.9 [0.8–5.8]

LOS > 72 h, n (%)

210 (42.5)

206 (46.0)

SAPS II [IQR]*

42 [28–54]

40 [30–54]

SAPS II completeness, n (%)‡

329 (67)

259 (58)

  1. *) Age, LOS and SAPS II are given as median values [interquartile range].
  2. ‡) Frequency (%) of patients who received a SAPS II score. Eligible patients either died < 24 hours after admission or had LOS > 24 hours.
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