Metformin Treatment in Hyperglycemic Critically Ill Patients: Another Challenge on the Control of Adverse Outcomes
Author | Yunes Panahi | en |
Author | Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh | en |
Author | Nuria Zekeri | en |
Author | Fatemeh Beiraghdar | en |
Author | Mohammad-Reza Khajavi | en |
Author | Arezo Ahmadi | en |
Issued Date | 2011-10-31 | en |
Abstract | New-onset hyperglycemia in patients admitted to intensive care units increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Insulin resistance is frequently seen in the treatment of stress-induced hyperglycemia. Metformin, an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent, may introduce a new treatment protocol in critically ill patients with insulin-resistance hyperglycemia. | en |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2011.1015 | en |
Keyword | Metformin | en |
Keyword | Hyperglycemic | en |
Keyword | Ill patients | en |
Keyword | Insulin. | en |
Publisher | Brieflands | en |
Title | Metformin Treatment in Hyperglycemic Critically Ill Patients: Another Challenge on the Control of Adverse Outcomes | en |
Type | Original Article | en |
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