Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practices Regarding Blood Glucose Control: A Survey of Intensive Care Unit Professionals
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Blood glucose control in the intensive care unit: discrepancy between belief and practice
A survey among pediatric intensive care physicians showed that a great disparity exists between physicians' beliefs regarding hyperglycemia in critically ill patients and their daily practices to screen and treat hyperglycemia. One of the most prominent reasons for hesitating to implement tight glycemic control is the fear of evoking iatrogenic hypoglycemia. Results from ongoing and future stud...
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