Restoring normoglycaemia: not so harmless

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  • Jean-Charles Preiser
چکیده

Three independent studies of tight glucose control were recently stopped prematurely due to an excess mortality in the intensive treatment arm. This commentary briefly discusses the potential mechanisms and reminds the potential benefits of physiological stress hyperglycemia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Critical Care

دوره 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008