Creating a Perioperative Glycemic Control Program

Table 1

Current recommendations for glycemic control in critically ill patients.

Organization	Year	Patient population	Treatment threshold (mg/dL)	Target glucose
Surviving sepsis campaign	2008	ICU patients	180	<150
American heart association	2009	Patients with Acutecoronary syndrome	180	<140
European society of cardiology	2009	Patients after major noncardiac surgery	180	140–180
Institute of healthcare improvement	2009	ICU patients	180	<180
American diabetes association	2011	ICU patients	180	140–180
American college of physicians	2011	ICU patients/hospitalized patients	180	140–180