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Moderate glucose control results in less negative nitrogen balances in medical intensive care unit patients: a randomized, controlled study

INTRODUCTION: Hyperglycemia and protein loss are common in critically ill patients. Insulin can be used to lower blood glucose and inhibit proteolysis. The impact of moderate insulin therapy on protein metabolism in critically ill patients has not been evaluated. We compared urinary nitrogen excreti...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Chien-Wei, Sun, Shu-Fen, Lin, Shoa-Lin, Huang, Hsiu-Hua, Wong, Kam-Fai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22480187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11299