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Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 2013
ReviewManagement of hyperglycemia in the intensive care unit: when glucose reaches critical levels.
- Veronica Brady.
- Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030-1402, USA. vbrady@mdanderson.org
- Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2013 Mar 1; 25 (1): 7-13.
AbstractHyperglycemia among hospitalized critically ill patients has been shown to be an independent predictor of poorer outcomes. Appropriate treatment of hyperglycemia among these patients has been associated with reduced mortality and morbidity. There are risk and benefits associated with management of hyperglycemia in the critically ill patient. The ultimate goal of treatment is to obtain glycemic control without causing undue hypoglycemia. This article discusses issues related to glycemic control among critically ill patients, glucose targets in this population, and best practices in the management of hyperglycemia in patients in the intensive care unit.Published by Elsevier Inc.
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