Outcomes and Healthcare Provider Perceptions of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring (rtCGM) in Patients With Diabetes and COVID-19 Admitted to the ICU.
J Diabetes Sci Technol
; 15(3): 607-614, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1028273
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We assessed the clinical utility and accuracy of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) (Dexcom G6) in managing diabetes patients with severe COVID-19 infection following admission to the intensive care unit (ICU).METHODS:
We present retrospective analysis of masked rtCGM in 30 patients with severe COVID-19. rtCGM was used during the first 24 hours for comparison with arterial-line point of care (POC) values, where clinicians utilized rtCGM data to adjust insulin therapy in patients if rtCGM values were within 20% of point-of-care (POC) values during the masked period. An investigator-developed survey was administered to assess nursing staff (n = 66) perceptions regarding the use of rtCGM in the ICU.RESULTS:
rtCGM data were used to adjust insulin therapy in 30 patients. Discordance between rtCGM and POC glucose values were observed in 11 patients but the differences were not considered clinically significant. Mean sensor glucose decreased from 235.7 ± 42.1 mg/dL (13.1 ± 2.1 mmol/L) to 202.7 ± 37.6 mg/dL (11.1 ± 2.1 mmol/L) with rtCGM management. Improvements in mean sensor glucose were observed in 77% of patients (n = 23) with concomitant reductions in daily POC measurements in 50% of patients (n = 15) with rtCGM management. The majority (63%) of nurses reported that rtCGM was helpful for improving care for patients with diabetes patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 49% indicated that rtCGM reduced their use of personal protective equipment (PPE).CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings provide a strong rationale to increase clinician awareness for the adoption and implementation of rtCGM systems in the ICU. Additional studies are needed to further understand the utility of rtCGM in critically ill patients and other clinical care settings.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blood Glucose
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Remote Sensing Technology
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COVID-19
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Intensive Care Units
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Diabetes Sci Technol
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1932296820985263
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