| Title
of the article |
Tight blood glucose control is renoprotective in critically ill patients. |
| Authors |
Schetz M, Vanhorebeek I, Wouters PJ, Wilmer A, Van den Berghe G. |
| Journal
|
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Mar;19(3):571-8. Epub 2008 Jan 30.
|
| Subject
Consultant |
P. Stenvinkel |
| Score
(1 to 3 stars) |
** |
| Comments |
This secondary analysis of two large randomized trials suggest that intensive insulin therapy with the goal of achieving normoglycemia protects renal function of critically ill patients. |
