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. 2021 Mar 31;36(2):240–255. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2021.201

Table 3.

Clinical Trials of CGM Use in ICU Settings for Pediatric Patients

Study Year First author country Population Type of CGM CGM manufacturer Performance measurement Comparator
Bridges et al. [69] 2010 USA ICU (n=47) Guardian Medtronic MiniMed Accuracy Arterial, venous, and capillary by iSTAT POC and lab
Steil et al. [70] 2011 USA Cardiac ICU (n=311) Guardian Medtronic MiniMed Accuracy and hypoglycemia prevention Arterial by POC and lab
Prabhudesai et al. [71] 2015 UK ICU (n=19) Guardian Medtronic MiniMed Accuracy Arterial by lab
Kotzapanagiotou et al. [72] 2020 Greece ICU (n=16) FreeStyle Libre Abbott Diabetes Care Accuracy Arterial by blood gas analyzer capillary by POC, biochemical serum by lab
Sopfe et al. [73] 2020 USA Stem cell transplantation (n=29) FreeStyle Libre Pro Abbott Diabetes Care Accuracy Central venous by lab
Garelli et al. [68] 2020 Argentina ICU patients with COVID-19 (n=2) (3 other adult patients were also studied) Dexcom G6 for the ICU patients Dexcom Glycemic control using a new multisensor platform None
Chesser et al. [74] 2021 USA Children with postprandial hypoglycemia due to late dumping syndrome following gastric surgeries (n=3) Dexcom G4
Dexcom G5
Dexcom G6
Dexcom Diagnose hypoglycemia due to late dumping syndrome. Also to determine best treatment strategies and feeding regimens. None

AID, automated insulin delivery; CGM, continuous glucose monitoring; ICU, intensive care unit; POC, point of care; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.