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SUBMITTER: Dubois J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557320 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dubois Jasperina J Van Herpe Tom T van Hooijdonk Roosmarijn T RT Wouters Ruben R Coart Domien D Wouters Pieter P Van Assche Aimé A Veraghtert Guy G De Moor Bart B Wauters Joost J Wilmer Alexander A Schultz Marcus J MJ Van den Berghe Greet G Mesotten Dieter D
Critical care (London, England) 20170814 1
<h4>Background</h4>Blood glucose control in the intensive care unit (ICU) has the potential to save lives. However, maintaining blood glucose concentrations within a chosen target range is difficult in clinical practice and holds risk of potentially harmful hypoglycemia. Clinically validated computer algorithms to guide insulin dosing by nurses have been advocated for better and safer blood glucose control.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted an international, multicenter, randomized controlled trial in ...[more]