Insulin therapy in critically ill children with hyperglycemia: clinical and biochemical characteristics.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, insulin sensitivity , critical illness, child, PICUHyperglycemie, insuline gevoeligheid, ernstige ziekte, kind, PIC
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27655
- Lead Sponsor
- ErasmusMC Rotterdam, Sophia Childrens Hospital
- Brief Summary
Management of hyperglycemia in the pediatric intensive care unit; implementation of a glucose control protocol. Jennifer J Verhoeven, Jeannette B Brand, Miirjam M van de Polder, Koen FM Joosten. PCCM 2009 Vol 10, No6.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Critically ill children aged 2 weeks to 18 years consecutively admitted to the PICU of the Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital with hyperglycemia (defined as blood glucose level exceeding the value of 8 mmol/L (>145 mg/dL)) at any time during admission meeting the criteria for insulin treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
Children with diabetes mellitus are excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Endogenous and exogenous factors influencing the endogenous insulin response to hyperglycemia.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Endogenous and exogenous factors influencing the duration of insulin therapy.