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Comment
. 2009 Aug;58(8):424-6.

Glucose control: how low should you go with the critically ill?

Adam J Zolotor  1 , Sarah-Anne Schumann, Lisa Vargish
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Glucose control: how low should you go with the critically ill?

Adam J Zolotor et al. J Fam Pract. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

For hyperglycemic patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), the target blood glucose level should be < or =180 mg/dL, not 81 to 108 mg/dL. More aggressive glucose lowering is associated with a higher mortality rate.

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  • Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients.
    NICE-SUGAR Study Investigators; Finfer S, Chittock DR, Su SY, Blair D, Foster D, Dhingra V, Bellomo R, Cook D, Dodek P, Henderson WR, Hébert PC, Heritier S, Heyland DK, McArthur C, McDonald E, Mitchell I, Myburgh JA, Norton R, Potter J, Robinson BG, Ronco JJ. NICE-SUGAR Study Investigators, et al. N Engl J Med. 2009 Mar 26;360(13):1283-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0810625. Epub 2009 Mar 24. N Engl J Med. 2009. PMID: 19318384 Clinical Trial.

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