Untangling glycaemia and mortality in critical care

Untangling glycaemia and mortality in critical care

Abstract Background Hyperglycaemia is associated with adverse outcomes in the intensive care unit, and initial studies suggested outcome benefits of glycaemic control (GC). However, subsequent studies often failed to replicate these results, and they were often unable to achieve consistent, safe con...

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Main Authors: Vincent Uyttendaele, Jennifer L. Dickson, Geoffrey M. Shaw, Thomas Desaive, J. Geoffrey Chase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Critical care
Hyperglycaemia
Glycaemic control
Blood glucose
Variability
Insulin sensitivity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1725-y

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