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- Title
Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring With a Computerized Insulin Infusion Protocol for Critically Ill Patients in a COVID-19 Medical ICU: Proof of Concept.
- Authors
Davis, Georgia M.; Faulds, Eileen; Walker, Tara; Vigliotti, Debbie; Rabinovich, Marina; Hester, Joi; Peng, Limin; McLean, Barbara; Hannon, Patricia; Poindexter, Norma; Saunders, Petrena; Perez-Guzman, Citlalli; Tekwani, Seema S.; Martin, Greg S.; Umpierrez, Guillermo; Agarwal, Shivani; Dungan, Kathleen; Pasquel, Francisco J.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The use of remote real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in the hospital has rapidly emerged to preserve personal protective equipment and reduce potential exposures during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).<bold>Research Design and Methods: </bold>We linked a hybrid CGM and point-of-care (POC) glucose testing protocol to a computerized decision support system for continuous insulin infusion and integrated a validation system for sensor glucose values into the electronic health record. We report our proof-of-concept experience in a COVID-19 intensive care unit.<bold>Results: </bold>All nine patients required mechanical ventilation and corticosteroids. During the protocol, 75.7% of sensor values were within 20% of the reference POC glucose with an associated average reduction in POC of 63%. Mean time in range (70-180 mg/dL) was 71.4 ± 13.9%. Sensor accuracy was impacted by mechanical interferences in four patients.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>A hybrid protocol integrating real-time CGM and POC is helpful for managing critically ill patients with COVID-19 requiring insulin infusion.
- Subjects
COVID-19; CRITICALLY ill; GLUCOSE; PROOF of concept; INSULIN
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2021, Vol 44, Issue 4, p1055
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2337/dc20-2085