Mortality impact of an increased blood glucose cut-off level for hypoglycaemia treatment in severely sick children in Malawi (SugarFACT trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Mortality impact of an increased blood glucose cut-off level for hypoglycaemia treatment in severely sick children in Malawi (SugarFACT trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Mortality in children remains high in sub-Saharan African hospitals. While antimalarial drugs, antibiotics and other definitive treatments are well understood, the role of emergency care with supportive therapies, such as maintaining normal glucose and electrolyte balances, has b...

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Main Authors: Tim Baker, Queen Dube, Josephine Langton, Helena Hildenwall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Hypoglycaemia
Critical care
Paediatrics
Emergency medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2411-8

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