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Metformin Use and Metformin-associated Lactic Acidosis in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Diabetes

Metformin is a very potent anti-diabetic drug that has become the drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In addition to its glucose-lowering properties, it also reduces all-cause mortality through its anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective effects. Although metformin-associated lactic...

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Autores principales: Rajasurya, Venkat, Anjum, Humayun, Surani, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6649884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31355098
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4739