Metformin and prognosis of critical illness: a question of timing?

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Christian F Christiansen. Crit Care. 2013.

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Preadmission metformin use and mortality among intensive care patients with diabetes: a cohort study.
Christiansen C, Johansen M, Christensen S, O'Brien JM, Tønnesen E, Sørensen H. Christiansen C, et al. Crit Care. 2013 Sep 9;17(5):R192. doi: 10.1186/cc12886. Crit Care. 2013. PMID: 24018017 Free PMC article.
Metformin improves survival in intensive care unit patients, but why?
Riksen NP, Rongen GA, Pickkers P. Riksen NP, et al. Crit Care. 2013 Dec 11;17(6):471. doi: 10.1186/cc13156. Crit Care. 2013. PMID: 24330731 Free PMC article. No abstract available.