Findings Challenge Common Practice Regarding Glucose Control For Critically Ill Patients
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of randomized trials indicates that for critically ill adults, tight glucose control is not associated with a significantly reduced risk of death in the hospital, but is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia, calling into question the recommendation by many professional societies for tight glucose control for these patients.
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