title: Clinical review: Glucose control in severely burned patients - current best practice.
abstract: Tight glucose control changed the way many burn centers practice burn ICU care. However, after the initial impressive data, various clinical trials followed that showed mixed results. The objective of the present review is to discuss recent studies in the area of burn and critical care, and to identify the current best practice for current burn care providers. We reviewed relevant publications from PubMed and selected high-impact publications on tight glycemic control in various patient populations with a focus on burn patients. We conclude that in burns there seems to be a signal that insulin administration to a target range of 130 to 150 mg/dl is beneficial in terms of morbidity and mortality without the risk of hypoglycemia.
authors.forename: Marc G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Jeschke
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin
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