Glucose control: how low should you go with the critically ill?
For hyperglycemic patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), the target blood glucose level should be < or =180 mg/dL, not 81 to 108 mg/dL. More aggressive glucose lowering is associated with a higher mortality rate.
Zolotor
Adam J
AJ
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA.
Schumann
Sarah-Anne
SA
Vargish
Lisa
L
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