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

Sean M Bagshaw1,2, Rinaldo Bellomo3,2*, Michael J Jacka4,1, Moritoki Egi5, Graeme K Hart3,2, Carol George6 and the ANZICS CORE Management Committee

Author Affiliations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Critical Care 2009, 13:R91 doi:10.1186/cc7921

Published: 17 June 2009

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