Tight glycemic control in acutely ill patients: low evidence of benefit, high evidence of harm!

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1475-1477

  Marik, Paul E ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84966669953     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4299-2     Document Type: Article

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