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SUBMITTER: Ulate KP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3320819 | biostudies-other | 2012 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of diabetes science and technology 20120101 1
Critical illness hyperglycemia (CIH) is common in pediatric and adult intensive care units (ICUs). Children undergoing surgical repair or palliation of congenital cardiac defects are particularly at risk for CIH and its occurrence has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in this population. Strict glycemic control through the use of intensive insulin therapy (IIT) has been shown to improve outcomes in some adult and pediatric studies, yet these findings have sparked controversy ...[more]