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Hypoglycaemic coma due to falsely high point-of-care glucose measurements in an ICU-patient with peritoneal dialysis: a critical incidence report

Authors: Stefan Korsatko, Martin Ellmerer, Lukas Schaupp, Julia K. Mader, Karl-Heinz Smolle, Beate Tiran, Johannes Plank

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2009

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Title: Hypoglycaemic coma due to falsely high point-of-care glucose measurements in an ICU-patient with peritoneal dialysis: a critical incidence report
Authors: Stefan Korsatko
Martin Ellmerer
Lukas Schaupp
Julia K. Mader
Karl-Heinz Smolle
Beate Tiran
Johannes Plank
Publication date: 01-03-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1362-7

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