Intensive insulin therapy increases the risk of hypoglycemia in neurocritical care patients

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-214

  Tiemessen, Charlotte A M ^a,c   Hoedemaekers, Cornelia W E ^a   Van Iersel, Freya M ^a   Rösken, Gerrit H J ^a   Van Der Hoeven, Johannes ^a   Biessels, Geert Jan ^b   Slooter, Arjen J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

effects; hypoglycemia; intensive care; intensive insulin therapy; neurocritical care patients; protocol

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRAIN DISEASES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959228105     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: 15371921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31821aa6f2     Document Type: Article

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