Glucose control in the intensive care unit: A roller coaster ride or a swinging pendulum?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 809-811

  Comi, Richard J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 66649102545     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-11-200906020-00009     Document Type: Short Survey

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