Table 1.
Current recommendations for glycemic control in critically ill patients.
| Organization | Year | Patient population | Treatment threshold (mg/dL) | Target glucose |
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| Surviving sepsis campaign | 2008 | ICU patients | 180 | <150 |
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| American heart association | 2009 | Patients with Acutecoronary syndrome | 180 | <140 |
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| European society of cardiology | 2009 | Patients after major noncardiac surgery | 180 | 140–180 |
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| Institute of healthcare improvement | 2009 | ICU patients | 180 | <180 |
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| American diabetes association | 2011 | ICU patients | 180 | 140–180 |
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| American college of physicians | 2011 | ICU patients/hospitalized patients | 180 | 140–180 |