Control of the Blood Sugar Level in Critically Ill Patients

Czech version

Authors: I. Novák; M. Matějovič; R. Rokyta, jun.; A. Kroužecký
Authors‘ workplace: JIP I. interní klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň, přednosta prof. MUDr. Karel. Opatrný, CSc.
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., , 2003, č. 1, s. 26-30
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Overview

Hyperglycaemia is a common finding in critically ill patients. Maintenance of normoglycaemia with intensive insulin therapyduring intensive care has been recently demonstrated to decrease mortality and morbidity. Therefore, hyperglycaemiashould no longer be considered a surrogate marker of severity of illness, but needs to be controlled aggressively. The mostimportant arguments for the implementation of intensive insulin therapy are its safety, cost-effectiveness and ease of use.

Key words:
insulin – infection – myocardial infarction – glycaemia – critically ill

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