'Remarkable': Trial cuts hospital infection in patients with diabetes
Early intervention improves glycaemic control, Aussie world-first study shows
2nd April 2019
By Kemal Atlay
Early intervention for hospitalised patients with diabetes can improve glycaemic control and reduce nosocomial infections, a world-first Australian trial shows.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital researchers have also shown that individualised treatment aimed at eliminating glycaemic extremes — rather than protocol-driven intensive insulin treatment — results in better patient outcomes.
The Randomised Study of a Proactive Inpatient Diabetes Service (RAPIDS) trial, the first such study in non-critical care, compared early intervention with
