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Abstract
intensive insulin therapy is extensively used to lower blood glucose concentrations in critically ill patients hospitalized within the intensive care unit. The discovery by the nice-SUgAr study investigators that tight glucose control in this setting might actually increase mortality has generated considerable discussion about the wisdom of this approach.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19690556 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.156
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Endocrinol ISSN: 1759-5029 Impact factor: 43.330