1. Predisposing factors for hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit
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Marcus J. Schultz, Joost B. L. Hoekstra, Susanne van Santen, J. Hans DeVries, Evert de Jonge, Titia M. Vriesendorp, Frits R. Rosendaal, General Internal Medicine, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Endocrinology, Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, and Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
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Adult ,Blood Glucose ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Critical Care ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Critical Illness ,Octreotide ,Hypoglycemia ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Risk Assessment ,Severity of Illness Index ,law.invention ,Cohort Studies ,Age Distribution ,law ,Diabetes mellitus ,Intensive care ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Confidence Intervals ,Odds Ratio ,Humans ,Insulin ,Sex Distribution ,Intensive care medicine ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Incidence ,Retrospective cohort study ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Intensive care unit ,Causality ,Bicarbonates ,Intensive Care Units ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ,Glucose ,Treatment Outcome ,Fluid Therapy ,Female ,business ,medicine.drug ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The introduction of strict glycemic control in the intensive care unit has increased the risk for hypoglycemia. In this study we examined the association between predefined circumstances and the occurrence of hypoglycemia in the intensive care unit. DESIGN:: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENTS: All episodes of hypoglycemia (glucose value
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- 2006
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