Glucose in the ICU - Evidence, guidelines, and outcomes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1259-1260

  Kavanagh, Brian P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84866760866     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1209429     Document Type: Editorial

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