Clinical outcomes associated with the use of subcutaneous insulin-by-glucose sliding scales to manage hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients with pneumonia

OBJECTIVE: Despite its ubiquitous use, the value of subcutaneous insulin-by-glucose sliding scales (SISS) for the management of in-patient hyperglycemia has not been carefully assessed. METHODS: The medical charts of 391 patients >45 years of age admitted with pneumonia from January 2003 to May 2004 who had a recorded glucose within 24h of admission and who did not have active cancer, tuberculosis or AIDS were reviewed. Abstracted data included …