Sliding scale insulin vs basal‐bolus insulin: Adverse events other than hypoglycaemic episodes
It is very uncertain whether sliding scale insulin changes adverse events other than hypoglycaemic episodes (postoperative… compared with basal‐bolus insulin (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Sliding scale insulin vs basal‐bolus insulin Adverse events other than hypoglycaemic episodes (postoperative complications, mainly infectious) (N) · non‐critically ill hospitalised adults with diabetes mellitus It is very uncertain whether sliding scale insulin changes adverse events other than hypoglycaemic episodes (postoperative… compared with basal‐bolus insulin (very low certainty). Sliding scale insulin for non‐critically ill hospitalised adults with diabetes mellitus (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.16 [0.25, 5.37] | 3 studies · 481 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sliding scale insulin for non‐critically ill hospitalised adults with diabetes mellitus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.