Is continuous insulin treatment safe in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 885-891

  Schlenk, Florian ^a   Sarrafzadeh, Asita S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Insulin; Microdialysis; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52249083229     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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