Insulin therapy within the intensive care unit
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standards an expert group needs to be established to instigate their initiation and implementation. It becomes essential to examine the beliefs and values underpinning these standards and to ask whether they cohere with clinical practice. Within our own clinical area, it is particularly pertinent that an agreed understanding is met regarding treatment. This has clearly been shown during the recent implementation of a new set of standards and protocols regarding the use of insulin therapy within the intensive care unit (ICU).
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