title: Intensive glycemic control in traumatic brain injury: what is the ideal glucose range?
abstract: Intensive glycemic control has become standard practice. Existing data, however, suggest this practice may have adverse consequences for traumatic brain injury. The recent paper by Meier and colleagues suggests that intensive glycemic control may be deleterious. The present article explores existing literature surrounding this controversy, and outlines the literature that raises concern. Finally, I suggest an alternative course of action that may enable control of glucose in an optimal range.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 757 Westwood Blvd, Suite 6236A, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Pvespa@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vespa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D038321:Glycemic Index / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
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