Listed below is the high level evidence on Tight Glycemic Control (Hyperglycemia) produced by NICE, SIGN and NHS based organisations. Also included are the European Society guidelines where available. This list is produced and maintained by HEFT Library Services to support VITAL for Doctors core skills programme developed in the Trust.
Local (HEFT) Policies
Control of Hyperglycemia in the ill patient
Phil Dyer, Catherine Holmes, Sharon Jones, Urmila Griffiths
Next review date September 2012
Hyperglcaemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Worksheet
Anthony Barnett
Review date: September 2012
Managing Hyperglycaemia in hospitalised patient already on insulin
Philip Dyer, Catherine Holmes, Sharon Jones and Urmila Griffiths
Next review date September 2012
NICE (guidelines and pathways)
Hyperglycaemia in acute coronary syndromes
Map of Medicine
Diabetes – suspected in adults
Systematic Reviews – Cochrane Library
Perioperative glycaemic control for diabetic patients undergoing surgery
September 2012
February 2012
Other National Guidelines & Non-UK Guidelines (includes Professional Bodies/Associations)
The management of hyperosomolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS) in adults with diabetes
Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group
August 2012
NHS Evidence
Glycemic Control in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
January 2012
January 2012