François Thouy, Julien Bohé, Bertrand Souweine, Hassane Abidi, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Fabrice Thiollière, Jean Dellamonica, Jean-Charles Preiser, Jean-François Timsit, Vincent Brunot, Amna Klich, Nicholas Sedillot, Xavier Tchenio, Jean-Baptiste Roudaut, Nicolas Mottard, Hervé Hyvernat, Florent Wallet, Pierre-Eric Danin, Julio Badie, Richard Jospe, Jérôme Morel, Ali Mofredj, Abdelhamid Fatah, Jocelyne Drai, Anne Mialon, Ali Ait Hssain, Alexandre Lautrette, Eric Fontaine, Charles-Hervé Vacheron, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Kada Klouche, Claire Dupuis
BACKGROUND: Stress hyperglycemia can persist during an intensive care unit (ICU) stay and result in prolonged requirement for insulin (PRI). The impact of PRI on ICU patient outcomes is not known. We evaluated the relationship between PRI and Day 90 mortality in ICU patients without previous diabetic treatments. METHODS: This is a post hoc analysis of the CONTROLING trial, involving 12 French ICUs. Patients in the personalized glucose control arm with an ICU length of stay ≥ 5 days and who had never previously received diabetic treatments (oral drugs or insulin) were included...
May 16, 2022: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum