title: Why is it so important to treat hyperglycemia in critically ill patients?
authors.affiliation: Trauma Services, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Byrum
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin