Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 78-83 , March 2010

Improving blood sugar control during critical illness: A cohort study

  • Enda O'Connor, MB, BCh, BaO, MRCPI, FJFICM

      Affiliations

    • University of Queensland, Toowoomba Health Service District, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 31394000; fax: +61 7 38576817.
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  • David Tragen, MBChB, MRCA

      Affiliations

    • University of Queensland, Toowoomba Health Service District, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
    • ,
  • Paul Fahey, BSc, MMedStat

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael Robinson, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Theresa Cremasco, RN

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Toowoomba Health Service District, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia

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 This study was presented as a poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, May 31, 2008.

PII: S0883-9441(08)00207-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.10.008

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 78-83 , March 2010

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