Tight Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients: Should Glucose Meters Be Used?
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Tight glucose control in critically ill patients: should glucose meters be used?
Measurement of blood glucose concentrations using portable, hand-held meters is used widely in patients with diabetes. Clinical settings include self-monitoring of blood glucose by patients, in doctors’ offices, in chronic care facilities, and in hospitals. More recently, evidence has emerged suggesting that tight glycemic control of nondiabetic patients in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.131318