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01-03-2010 | Poster presentation
Impact of glycemic control on survival in critical care patients with sepsis
Authors:
R Tiruvoipati, D Lewis, K Ong, M Gupta, K Haji, J Botha
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2010
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Excerpt
Several studies have shown an increased mortality and morbidity in various groups of patients with hyperglycemia requiring admission to the ICU. Contrary to these studies, a recent large multicentric international trial in ICU patients has shown an increased mortality in patients where normoglycemia was maintained. However, very few studies specifically evaluated the association between hyperglycemia and mortality in critical care patients with sepsis. Since hyperglycemia is known to be associated with immunosuppression and increased risk of life-threatening infections, we aimed to assess the impact of glycemic control (normoglycemia) in ICU patients with sepsis. …
