Tight glycemic control versus standard care after pediatric cardiac surgery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1208-1219

  Agus, Michael S D ^a   Steil, Garry M ^a   Wypij, David ^a   Costello, John M ^a   Laussen, Peter C ^a   Langer, Monica ^b,c   Alexander, Jamin L ^a   Scoppettuolo, Lisa A ^a   Pigula, Frank A ^a   Charpie, John R ^d   Ohye, Richard G ^d   Gaies, Michael G ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84930197839     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1206044     Document Type: Article

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