Protocolo de controle glicêmico hospitalar

Abstract

Hyperglycemia is a frequent complication and its prevalence occurs in up to 38% of hospitalized patients. Such condition may be due to previously known diabetes, stress responsive to associated diseases or treatments or it may due to diabetes only diagnosed during hospitalization. The presence of nosocomial hyperglycemia is associated with prolonged hospitalization time, increased demand for human resources and hospital costs, and worsening of the clinical outcome. In view of the difficulties of managing hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients, hospitals, following the recommendations of international and national societies and guidelines that manage inpatient hyperglycemia, have developed hospital glycemic control protocols and created interdisciplinary commissions for this purpose. The Walter Cantídio University Hospital (HUWC-UFC), based on the main international and national guidelines for diabetes treatment, presents its hyperglycemia control protocol in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to inpatient care.