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Review
. 2009 Nov 1;3(6):1373-6.
doi: 10.1177/193229680900300617.

Blood glucose control in the trauma patient

James Eakins  1
Affiliations
Review

Blood glucose control in the trauma patient

James Eakins. J Diabetes Sci Technol. .

Abstract

Hyperglycemia can be a significant problem in the trauma population and has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Hyperglycemia in the trauma patient, as in other critically ill patients, is caused by a hypermetabolic response to stress and seems to be an entity of its own rather than simply a marker. Although several early studies in a mixed intensive care unit population indicated that insulin protocols aimed at strict glucose control improved outcome, later studies did not support this and, in fact, encountered increased complications due to hypoglycemia. More recent studies in the trauma population, while supporting the correlation between hyperglycemia and increased mortality, seemed to indicate that protocols aimed at moderate glucose control improved outcome while limiting the incidence of hypoglycemic complications.

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