Hyperglycemia in septic patients: an essential stress survival response in all, a robust marker for risk stratification in some, to be messed with in none

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¹ Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria ;
² Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany;; Universitaetsherzzentrum Thueringen, Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Department of Cardiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.

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Bernhard Wernly et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;8(7):E621-4.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.05.24.

¹ Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria ;
² Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany;; Universitaetsherzzentrum Thueringen, Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Department of Cardiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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