ABSTRACT
An evidence-based systematic review including written and statistical analysis of scientific literature, expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology and dosing.
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Evidence-Based Medicine , Mentha piperita , Phytotherapy , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Animals , Clinical Trials as Topic , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Humans , Plants, Medicinal , Research DesignABSTRACT
Glycemic control has become a hallmark for this ICU. Collectively, staff and hospital leaders changed a culture of casual attitudes toward chaotic glycemic control to an evidence-based atmosphere of decreased mortality, which has received local and national recognition. Implementation of a protocol , which seemed radical at the time, showed significant patient outcomes. Characterized by teamwork and education, the process was developed, initiated and continually evaluated for improvement, with a cornerstone of patient safety. The rich database allows for continual analysis of outcomes.
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Clinical Protocols/standards , Critical Care/organization & administration , Hyperglycemia/prevention & control , Hypoglycemia/prevention & control , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Connecticut/epidemiology , Drug Monitoring/standards , Evidence-Based Medicine , Hospital Mortality , Hospitals, Teaching , Humans , Hyperglycemia/blood , Hyperglycemia/epidemiology , Hypoglycemia/blood , Hypoglycemia/epidemiology , Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use , Insulin/therapeutic use , Nursing Evaluation Research , Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care/organization & administration , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Risk Factors , Safety Management/organization & administration , Total Quality Management/organization & administrationSubject(s)
Andrographis , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Phytotherapy , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Humans , Pilot Projects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Leaves , Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic , Respiratory Tract Infections/prevention & controlABSTRACT
An evidence-based systematic review including written and statistical analysis of scientific literature, expert opinion, folkloric precedent, history, pharmacology, kinetics/dynamics, interactions, adverse effects, toxicology, and dosing.
