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We suggest using a computer-assisted glucose control protocol when there are more than two entries and outputs (weak agreement).
Computer-assisted glycemic control has proven to be more safe and effective than paper protocols in ICU patients.
In the ICU, a computer-assisted glucose control protocol named Glucose Regulation for Intensive care Patients (GRIP) was used [ 21].
For protein identification, nine gels (see online supplementary table S1) were poststained with SYPRO Ruby (BioRad), and spots of interest were robotically excised under computer-assisted visual control.
This randomized trial of 497 cardiac surgery patients showed that a single intraoperative high dose of dexamethasone leads to significantly increased lactate and glucose levels in the early postoperative period, with the use of a computer-assisted glucose control system.
A new computer-assisted colonoscope, controlled using a handheld device, showed excellent cecal intubation rates during screening examinations, with sedation required in only ∼5% of screenees.
In summary, we demonstrated that a computer-assisted colonoscope controlled with a handheld unit could be advanced to the cecum in a high percentage of cases.
Clearly, we support a recent report that suggests the development of accurate continuous blood glucose monitoring devices and preferably closed-loop systems for computer-assisted blood glucose control in the ICU will help avoid hypoglycemia (12).
An equation that converts the output of the analyzer to units of concentration of the chemical of interest is at the heart of the computer-assisted monitoring and control system for our inhalation facility.
