The Impact of Insulin and Insulin Therapy on Physiology in Critical Illness
Hyperglycemia is prevalent in critical care, as patients experience stress-induced hyperglycemia, even with no history of diabetes. Hyperglycemia has a significant impact on patient mortality and other negative clinical outcomes such as severe infection, sepsis and septic shock. Tight glycemic contr...
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University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7658 |