Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Parental Nutrition Is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality: A Review

Table 1

Characteristics of the studies examining hyperglycemia in patients receiving PN.

Study	Cheung (2005)	Lin (2007)	Sarkisian (2009)	Pasquel (2009)
Study Design	Retrospective	Retrospective	Retrospective	Retrospective
^#of Patients	109	457	100	276
Patient Population	Mixed	Mixed	Mixed	Noncritically Ill only
Mean Age ± SD	51.9±18.7	66.4±16.3	61.9±17	51±18
Glucose Monitoring	Daily and capillary glucose testing q4 hours for duration of PN	Twice weekly and capillary glucose testing q6 hours for duration of PN	Variable, including first 9 days on PN	On admission, pre PN and daily for PN day 1–10
Mean Glucose	Blood Draw	Finger Prick	Blood Draw & Finger Prick	Blood Draw
Blood glucose cut points examined (mmol/L)	<6.9	<6.3	<10	<6.7
	6.9−7.8	6.3−7.6	≥10.0	6.7−8.3
	7.9−9.1	7.6−10		8.4−10
	>9.1	>10.0		>10.0