TABLE 2.
Insulin Regimens and Adjustments
| UC Group | INV Group | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulin regimens | |||
| Basal-containing regimen, patient-days (%) | 642/1,234 (52) | 713/1,211 (58.9) | <0.001 |
| Sliding-scale regimen, patient-days (%) | 570/1,234 (46.2) | 484/1,211 (40) | 0.002 |
| Basal-containing regimen before admission, n (%) | 86/193 (44.5) | 87/190 (45.8) | 0.918 |
| Basal-containing regimen before discharge, n (%) | 104/193 (53.9) | 128/190 (67.4) | 0.018 |
| Basal-containing regimen on discharge, n (%) | 110/193 (57.0) | 130/190 (68.4) | 0.026 |
| Regimen changes, admission to discharge | n = 193 | n = 190 | |
| Remain on non-basal regimen, n (%) | 79 (40.9) | 58 (30.5) | 0.011 |
| Change to basal regimen, n (%) | 28 (14.5) | 48 (25.3) | |
| Change to non-basal regimen, n (%) | 10 (5.2) | 4 (2.1) | |
| Remain on basal regimen, n (%) | 76 (39.4) | 80 (42.1) | |
| Insulin adjustments | n = 179 | n = 399 | <0.001 |
| Stop basal, mealtime, or correctional, n (%) | 12 (6.7) | 26 (6.5) | |
| Decrease dose, n (%) | 37 (20.7) | 53 (13.3) | |
| Increase dose, n (%) | 76 (42.5) | 186 (46.6) | |
| Add basal, mealtime, or correctional, n (%) | 51 (28.5) | 106 (26.6) | |
| Other, n (%) | 3 (1.6) | 28 (7.0) |