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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2009; 15(33): 4132-4136
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4132
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4132
Blood glucose control in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Hiroyuki Hirasawa, Shigeto Oda, Masataka Nakamura, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
Author contributions: Hirasawa H wrote the manuscript; Oda S performed the literature searches, data collection and analysis; Nakamura M performed the clinical study on the relationship between cytokine blood levels and glucose control in septic patients.
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Hirasawa, MD, PhD, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo, Chiba 260-8677, Japan. hhirasawa@faculty.chiba-u.jp
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Received: May 7, 2009
Revised: June 6, 2009
Accepted: June 13, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
Revised: June 6, 2009
Accepted: June 13, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
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