Journal of Nursing & Care

Mary Korytkowski

Publications

• Review Article
  Insulin Pump Therapy in Non-Pregnant Hospitalized Adults: A Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Jolynn Gibson and Mary KorytkowskiJolynn Gibson and Mary Korytkowski
  
  The use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) (i.e. insulin pump) therapy, continues to grow among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes increasing the likelihood that these patients will be encountered in the hospital setting. Prior to the development of protocols, guidelines and order sets that standardize the inpatient management of this group of patients, the decision to continue CSII during an inpatient admission was often arbitrary. While many patients wish to continue pump therapy when admitted to the hospital, lack of familiarity with these devices led to therapeutic misadventures, such as abrupt discontinuation of CSII without transition to scheduled subcutaneous (SC) insulin increasing the risk for both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. This review provides information regarding the basics of CSII therapy and summarizes the literature describing the current pra.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000199

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