Does strict glucose control improve outcome?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-334

  Webster, N R ^a   Galley, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69049117350     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep226     Document Type: Editorial

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