Insulin therapy in the intensive care unit should be targeted to maintain blood glucose between 4.4 mmol/l and 6.1 mmol/l.
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. greet.vandenberghe@med.kuleuven.be
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D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin