PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Canavan, Neil
AU  - Sinclair, Heather Q.
ED  - Scott, Mitchell
TI  - Growing Concern over Point-of-Care Devices
DP  - 2010 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--32
VI  - 10
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/6/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/6/30.full
AB  - It is increasingly an open question as to when and where point-of-care (POC) glucose meters should be used and what clinical decisions should be made based on POC readings. This article discusses related issues in a dedicated lecture on the subject, as well as implications for for tight glucose control, currently the standard of care in intensive care units.