Incidence of severe hypoglycemia with tight glycemic control: The higher the better?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 837-838

  Schultz, M J ^a   Harsmen, R ^b   Van Der Sluijs, J P ^b   Spronk, P E ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

DISEASE SEVERITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67149125433     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.01996.x     Document Type: Letter

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