The impact of early hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability on outcome in critical illness

Sean M Bagshaw^1,2 , Rinaldo Bellomo^2,3 , Michael J Jacka^1,4 , Moritoki Egi⁵ , Graeme K Hart^2,3 and Carol George⁶ for the ANZICS CORE Management Committee

¹Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, 8440-112 ST NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G2B7

²Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia

³Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, 766 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

⁴Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, 8440-112 ST NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7 Canada

⁵Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558 Japan

⁶Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Adult Patient Database (APD), 10 Ievers Terrace, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia