Data & Rationale

Clinical Evidence Supporting the Need for Glycemic Control in the Hospital Setting “The Case for Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Patients”

In this section you will find:

• Slide Presentation – summarizing the available data on the management of hyperglycemia in a variety of inpatients.
• Reference list – and suggested Key Readings.
• Selected full text publications and PubMed links.

Key Points:

• Epidemiologic data, and uncontrolled observational data, have for many years associated acute and chronic hyperglycemia with adverse inpatient outcomes.
• Interventional studies have linked reversal of hyperglycemia to better clinical outcomes in medical and surgical patients.
• However, recent data in critically ill patients suggest that very aggressive management of hyperglycemia is not always associated with improved outcomes and may be associated with some risks. These findings have led to more conservative treatment recommendations.