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Published in: Critical Care 3/2009

01-06-2009 | Poster presentation

Management of hyperglycemia in patients with acute ischemic stroke: comparison of two strategies

Authors: JRA Azevedo, RP Azevedo, MA Miranda, NNR Costa, LO Araujo

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 3/2009

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The 2001 study of Van den Berghe and colleagues demonstrating important benefits of intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients [1] led to the hypothesis that aggressive control of hyperglycemia in patients with acute stroke could limit brain damage and improve clinical outcome. The best strategy to control hyperglycemia is open to discussion. …
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1.
Berghe G, Wouters P, Weekers F, et al.: Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. N Engl J Med 2001, 345: 1359-1367. 10.1056/NEJMoa011300CrossRefPubMed
2.
Wilson JTL, Pettigrew LEL, Teasdale GM: Structured interviews for the Glasgow Outcome Scale and the extended Glasgow Outcome Scale. Guidelines for their use. J Neurotrauma 1998, 15: 573-585. 10.1089/neu.1998.15.573CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Management of hyperglycemia in patients with acute ischemic stroke: comparison of two strategies
Authors
JRA Azevedo
RP Azevedo
MA Miranda
NNR Costa
LO Araujo
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 3/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc7850

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