Glycemic targets in critically ill adults: A mini-review

Table 5 Selected guideline recommendations

Casemix	Guideline (Year)	Recommended glycemic target range
Medical-Surgical	American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Care in the Hospital (2021)[47]	7.8-10 mmol/L. Lower targets may be appropriate for selected patients if they can be achieved without significant hypoglycemia
Post-CA	European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines (2021)[48]	7.8-10 mmol/L
Sepsis	Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock (2016)[49]	< 10 mmol/L and avoid hypoglycemia. Lower targets may be appropriate for selected patients if they can be achieved without significant hypoglycemia
Surgical	WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective (2016)[50]	Unable to define target range, though glucose control protocols recommended
TBI	Brain Trauma Foundation’s Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition (2016)[51]	No recommendation

CA: Cardiac arrest; TBI: Traumatic brain injury; WHO: World Health Organization.