Insulin sensitivity and blood glucose level of sepsis patients in the intensive care unit

• Main Authors: M. Suhaimi, Fatanah, Jamaludin, Ummu K., Abdul Razak, Normy Norfiza, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Md Ralib, Azrina, Wan Muhd Shukeri, Wan Fadzlina, Hasan, Mohd Shahnaz, Abu-Samah, Asma, Azman, Nizuwan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/72691/1/72691_Insulin%20sensitivity%20and%20blood%20glucose_complete.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72691/2/72691_Insulin%20sensitivity%20and%20blood%20glucose_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72691/; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8626722

Sepsis and hyperglycemia are highly associated with increases in mortality rates, particularly in the critically ill patients. Sepsis diagnosis has been proven challenging due to delay in getting the blood culture results. Thus, often clinical experiences overrule the protocol to prevent the worseni...