Impaired Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Critically Ill Children
Critical illness hyperglycemia (CIH) is common in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Increased glucose production, insulin resistance (IR), and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction are responsible mechanisms. We aimed to investigate β-cell function in the PICU and to uncover its relation to clinical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.603361/full |