Tight glucose control versus intermediate glucose control: A quasi-experimental study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-473

  Durao, M S ^a,b   Marra, A R ^a   Moura, D F ^a   Almeida, S M ^a,c   Fernandes, C J ^a,c   Akamine, N ^a   Hidal, J T ^a,d   Santos, O F P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Department of Pharmacy ^*  (Brazil)

^d Endocrinology Division   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glucose control; Hyperglycaemia; Insulin therapy; Stress induced

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INSULIN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS;

EID: 77953003204     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800309     Document Type: Article

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