title: [Intensive insulin therapy].
abstract: Acute stress-related hyperglycemia is a condition, commonly observed in patients following major surgical procedures, trauma as well as life-threatening illness. This may result in organic dysfunction in the critically ill. Intensive Insulin Therapy (IIT) describes intravenous application of insulin to sustain a defined level of blood glucose to reduce negative effects of hyperglycemia. IIT requires close monitoring regimes.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Charitè Campus Mitte, Berlin. ulrike.haase@charite.de
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Volk
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin