Open AccessIntensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
Author(s) -
Greet Van den Berghe,
Pieter Wouters,
Frank Weekers,
Charles Verwaest,
Frans Bruyninckx,
Miet Schetz,
Dirk Vlasselaers,
Patrick Ferdinande,
Peter Lauwers,
Roger Bouillon
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa011300
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , insulin , insulin resistance , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , critical illness , endocrinology
Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are common in critically ill patients, even if they have not previously had diabetes. Whether the normalization of blood glucose levels with insulin therapy improves the prognosis for such patients is not known.
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