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Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Comparaison Critère de jugement

In 1,548 surgical ICU patients, intensive insulin (80–110 mg/dL) reduced ICU mortality versus conventional control.

N
1 548
Schéma
Single-centre RCT, Belgium
Critère
ICU mortality
Pertinence
3
Résultat4.6% vs 8.0% (p<0.04).
Van den Berghe G, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;345(19):1359-1367. 10.1056/NEJMoa011300
Discussion et critique

Single-centre, mostly cardiac surgery; NICE-SUGAR later overturned tight control in general ICU.