A literature review of intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Chen, Lifen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical; Intensive insulin therapy; Mortality; Tight glucose control

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE;

EID: 77649128069     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181cf55af     Document Type: Article

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