How accurate are currently used methods of determining glycemia in critically ill patients, and do they affect their clinical course?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2849-2851

  Chrousos, G ^a   Kaltsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Glycemia; Insulin infusion; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAPILLARY FLOW; COURSE EVALUATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 29144531185     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000191121.87316.E1     Document Type: Editorial

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