Safety and efficacy of continuous insulin infusion in noncritical care settings.

Background: Continuous insulin infusion (CII) to manage hyperglycemia is the accepted standard of care in the intensive care unit (ICU); however, the safety and efficacy of CII in the non-ICU setting has not been determined.

Research Design And Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 200 consecutive patients receiving CII while admitted to general medical-surgical units at Emory University Hospital. We evaluated clinical outcomes and rates of hyperglycemia (blood glucose [BG] >200 mg/dL) and hypoglycemia (BG <60 mg/dL) events during CII.