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Intensive Insulin Therapy, Pentastarch May Be Harmful for Patients With Severe Sepsis
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Title Intensive Insulin Therapy, Pentastarch May Be Harmful for Patients With Severe Sepsis
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568500?src=rss
Description The use of intensive insulin therapy placed patients critically ill with sepsis at increased risk for serious adverse events related to hypoglycemia, and pentastarch was also harmful. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Critical Care
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Date Jan 10, 2008
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