Hyperglycemia after trauma: Physiologic and tolerable or a possible threat that needs to be corrected?
Admission hyperglycemia is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality in the critically ill trauma population studied by Sung and coworkers. There are a variety of mechanisms involved and attempts to control the glycemic index should become routine in the management of these patients.
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