Glucose management in the neurosurgical patient: Are we yet any closer?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 539-543

  Bilotta, Federico ^a   Rosa, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

blood glucose control; glucose variability; hyperglycemia; hypoglycemia; intensive care; intensive insulin therapy; neurocritical care; stress induced

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CRITICAL CARE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 77956470204     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32833e150a     Document Type: Review

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