Admission hyperglycemia in sepsis is associated with poor outcomes: where do we go from here?

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Paul M Szumita et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;8(7):E567-70.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.05.17.

¹ Department of Pharmacy Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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

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