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Bedside Glucometry Not Always Accurate in Critically Ill Patients
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While bedside blood glucose monitoring using test strips on capillary blood from critically ill patients is convenient, approximately 15% of readings conflict with laboratory reference values, according to results of a study published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Glucose strip measurements on whole blood are more accurate. Reuters Health Information
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IL-8 a Robust Predictor of Mortality in Pediatric Septic Shock
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Serum levels of interleukin (IL)-8 are an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in children with septic shock, and represent a feasible stratification tool for clinical studies, investigators report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine for August 1. Reuters Health Information
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