Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU

Van den Berghe, Greet; Wilmer, Alexander; Hermans, Greet; Meersseman, Wouter; Wouters, Pieter; Milants, Ilse; Van Wijngaerden, Eric; Bobbaers, Herman; Bouillon, Roger

doi:10.1056/nejmoa052521

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Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 2, 2006

Authors:

Greet Van den Berghe

Alexander Wilmer

Greet Hermans

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intensive insulin therapy reduces morbidity and mortality in patients in surgical intensive care units (ICUs), but its role in patients in medical ICUs is unknown. METHODS: In a prospective, randomized, controlled study of adult patients admitted to our medical ICU, we studied patients w...

Subject

Medicine

Insulin

Intensive care medicine

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