NICE-SUGAR

Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients

Paciente / Población Intervención / Exposición Comparación Desenlace

In 6,104 ICU patients, intensive glucose control (81–108 mg/dL) increased 90-day mortality versus conventional (<180 mg/dL), with much more severe hypoglycaemia.

N
6104
Diseño
International RCT
Desenlace
90-day all-cause mortality
Relevancia
1
Resultado27.5% vs 24.9% (OR 1.14; p=0.02). Severe hypoglycaemia 6.8% vs 0.5%.
NICE-SUGAR Study Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(13):1283-1297. 10.1056/NEJMoa0810625
Discusión y crítica

Buried tight glucose control; modern targets are <180 mg/dL (Surviving Sepsis 144–180).