Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Nurse-C | LOGIC-C | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 773 | 777 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 66 (15) | 66 (14) |
| Male, n (%) | 478 (62) | 495 (64) |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 26.4 (5.2) | 26.3 (4.9) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 167 (21.6) | 168 (21.6) |
| Chronic dialysis, n (%) | 17 (2) | 11 (1) |
| APACHE-II score, mean (SD) | 20 (9) | 21 (9) |
| Admission type | ||
| Cardiac surgery, n (%) | 458 (59) | 465 (60) |
| Other surgery, n (%) | 164 (21) | 130 (17) |
| Medical, n (%) | 131 (17) | 164 (21) |
| Transplantation, n (%) | 20 (3) | 18 (2) |
| Adm mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 661 (86) | 657 (85) |
| Adm insulin infusion, n (%) | 171 (21) | 164 (22) |
| Adm blood glucose level (mg/dL), median (IQR) | 127 (108–153) | 128 (106–153) |
| Adm hypoglycemia (<40 mg/dL), n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
| Adm blood lactate level (mmol/L), median (IQR) | 1.3 (1.0–1.9) | 1.3 (1.0–2.0) |
| Adm infection, n (%) | 219 (28) | 217 (28) |
| Adm sepsis, n (%) | 102 (13) | 129 (17) |
| Adm EQ-5D value index (%), median (IQR) | 0.72 (0.35–1) | 0.71 (0.33–0.90) |
| Adm EQ-5D VAS score (%), median (IQR) | 0.65 (0.50–0.80) | 0.65 (0.42–0.80) |
Data are mean (SD), median (IQR) or n (%) LOGIC-C patients randomized to algorithm-guided blood glucose control, Nurse-C patients randomized to blood glucose control by trained nurses, APACHE-II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-II, BMI body mass index, Adm admission, EQ-5D Euroqol-5D, VAS visual analog scale