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A Wasteful and Harmful Practice: Sliding Scale Insulin Use Among Nursing Home Veterans
The American Medical Directors Association and the American Diabetes Association discourage the use of sliding scale insulin (SSI) in nursing home residents with diabetes due to its association with hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, nursing burden, and patient discomfort. However, prevalence of SSI use i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7740958/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.665 |