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Tight Glycemic Control versus Standard Care after Pediatric Cardiac Surgerythe SPECS Study Investigators New Eng J Med, 2012, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1206044 This page is only available to Crit-IQ subscribers. To view the rest of this review and gain access to our vast array of critical care teaching tools including podcasts, vodcasts, modules, exam preparation tools, teaching aids and much more, login here, or Become a Member to register |
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Previous Comments
| Ding-dong the witch is dead... | |
| Dorothy of Kansas-09 Sep, 2012 09:25:53 AM | |
| Wasn't there a theory that the benefits seen in the initial Belgian trials were due to the beneficial effect of the higher doses of insulin? Did that theory ever get anywhere? | |
| Peter from Queensland-11 Sep, 2012 04:31:08 PM | |
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What a journey this has been to date. As the accompanying editorial points out, it is over a decade ago that the first Belgian intensive insulin therapy (IIT) trial told us we could save lives and reduce morbidity with tight glycaemic control in critical illness. The negative trials since have...