The impact of hyperglycemia on patients with severe brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-50

  Jeremitsky, Elan ^a   Omert, Laurel A ^a   Dunham, C Michael ^b   Wilberger, Jack ^a   Rodriguez, Aurelio ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Diabetes; Hyperglycemia; Nutrition; Outcome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 13544273406     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000135158.42242.B1     Document Type: Article

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