Open AccessIntensive insulin therapy to non-cardiac ICU patients
Author(s) -
Palle Toft,
Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen,
Else Toennesen,
Christian Fynbo Christiansen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021506000469
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin , intensive care unit , intensive care , cardiac surgery , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine
Intensive insulin therapy reduced mortality in patients admitted to an intensive care unit following mainly cardiac surgery. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate, if intensive insulin therapy could reduce mortality in medical and non-cardiac surgical patients admitted to a multidisciplinary intensive care unit.