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Hypoglycemia and risk of death in critically ill patients

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2012

Authors

Finfer, Simon
Liu, Bette
Chittock, Dean R.
Norton, Robyn
McArthur, Colin
Mitchell, Imogen
Ronco, Juan J
Bellomo, Rinaldo
Cook, Deborah
Dodek, Peter

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Massachusetts Medical Society

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether hypoglycemia leads to death in critically ill patients is unclear. METHODS: We examined the associations between moderate and severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose, 41 to 70 mg per deciliter [2.3 to 3.9 mmol per liter] and ≥40 mg per de

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Keywords: glucose; adult; article; cause of death; controlled study; critically ill patient; disease association; disease severity; female; follow up; glucose blood level; glycemic control; human; hypoglycemia; intensive care unit; major clinical study; male; morta

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/66833

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ANU Research Publications

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New England Journal of Medicine

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Journal article

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10.1056/NEJMoa1204942

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