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Economic benefits of intensive insulin therapy in critically Ill patients: the targeted insulin therapy to improve hospital outcomes (TRIUMPH) project.

Sadhu AR, Ang AC, Ingram-Drake LA, Martinez DS, Hsueh WA, Ettner SL.

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Glucose control and mortality in critically ill patients.

Finney SJ, Zekveld C, Elia A, Evans TW.

JAMA. 2003 Oct 15;290(15):2041-7.PMID: 14559958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cost analysis of intensive glycemic control in critically ill adult patients.

Krinsley JS, Jones RL.

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Intensive insulin therapy in the medical ICU.

Van den Berghe G, Wilmer A, Hermans G, Meersseman W, Wouters PJ, Milants I, Van Wijngaerden E, Bobbaers H, Bouillon R.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 2;354(5):449-61.PMID: 16452557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Implementation and evaluation of the SPRINT protocol for tight glycaemic control in critically ill patients: a clinical practice change.

Chase JG, Shaw G, Le Compte A, Lonergan T, Willacy M, Wong XW, Lin J, Lotz T, Lee D, Hann C.

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Effect of a multiple-site intensive care unit telemedicine program on clinical and economic outcomes: an alternative paradigm for intensivist staffing.

Breslow MJ, Rosenfeld BA, Doerfler M, Burke G, Yates G, Stone DJ, Tomaszewicz P, Hochman R, Plocher DW.

Crit Care Med. 2004 Jan;32(1):31-8. Erratum in: Crit Care Med. 2004 Jul;32(7):1632. PMID: 14707557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intensive care unit telemedicine: alternate paradigm for providing continuous intensivist care.

Rosenfeld BA, Dorman T, Breslow MJ, Pronovost P, Jenckes M, Zhang N, Anderson G, Rubin H.

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Intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill patients.

van den Berghe G, Wouters P, Weekers F, Verwaest C, Bruyninckx F, Schetz M, Vlasselaers D, Ferdinande P, Lauwers P, Bouillon R.

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Poor glycemic control is associated with increased mortality in critically ill trauma patients.

Gale SC, Sicoutris C, Reilly PM, Schwab CW, Gracias VH.

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The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients. SUPPORT Investigators.

Connors AF Jr, Speroff T, Dawson NV, Thomas C, Harrell FE Jr, Wagner D, Desbiens N, Goldman L, Wu AW, Califf RM, Fulkerson WJ Jr, Vidaillet H, Broste S, Bellamy P, Lynn J, Knaus WA.

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Intensive versus conventional insulin therapy: a randomized controlled trial in medical and surgical critically ill patients.

Arabi YM, Dabbagh OC, Tamim HM, Al-Shimemeri AA, Memish ZA, Haddad SH, Syed SJ, Giridhar HR, Rishu AH, Al-Daker MO, Kahoul SH, Britts RJ, Sakkijha MH.

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Outcome of intensive care patients in a group of British intensive care units.

Goldhill DR, Sumner A.

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Physician staffing patterns and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review.

Pronovost PJ, Angus DC, Dorman T, Robinson KA, Dremsizov TT, Young TL.

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Mortality rate and length of stay of patients admitted to the intensive care unit in July.

Finkielman JD, Morales J, Peters SG, Keegan MT, Ensminger SA, Lymp JF, Afessa B.

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Utilization of intensive care unit days in a Canadian medical-surgical intensive care unit.

Wong DT, Gomez M, McGuire GP, Kavanagh B.

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Reduction of nosocomial infections in the surgical intensive-care unit by strict glycemic control.

Grey NJ, Perdrizet GA.

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Role of intravenous insulin therapy in critically ill patients.

Van den Berghe GH.

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Early indicators of prolonged intensive care unit stay: impact of illness severity, physician staffing, and pre-intensive care unit length of stay.

Higgins TL, McGee WT, Steingrub JS, Rapoport J, Lemeshow S, Teres D.

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The effect of managed care on ICU length of stay: implications for medicare.

Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Sirio CA, Rotondi AJ, Chelluri L, Newbold RC 3rd, Lave JR, Pinsky MR.

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Results of a collaborative quality improvement program on outcomes and costs in a tertiary critical care unit.

Clemmer TP, Spuhler VJ, Oniki TA, Horn SD.

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