2014
Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children
Faustino E, Kandil S. Assessing the benefits and risks of tight glycemic control in critically ill children. Pediatric Health Medicine And Therapeutics 2014, Volume 5: 93-98. DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s50410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTight glycemic controlIntensive care unitIll childrenGlycemic controlCare unitSurgical intensive care unitSubsequent multicenter trialSingle-center trialInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaIntravenous insulinCenter trialIll adultsIll patientsMulticenter trialTrialsHypoglycemiaChildrenHigh rateMortalityCurrent literatureInsulinRiskHyperglycemiaPatients
2013
Retrospective Outcomes of Glucose Control in Critically Ill Children
Kandil SB, Spear D, Thomas NJ, Weinzimer SA, Faustino EV. Retrospective Outcomes of Glucose Control in Critically Ill Children. Journal Of Diabetes Science And Technology 2013, 7: 1220-1228. PMID: 24124949, PMCID: PMC3876366, DOI: 10.1177/193229681300700512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll childrenGlucose controlBlood glucoseTreatment groupsBaseline groupVasopressor-free daysVentilator-free daysCritically Ill ChildrenIntensive care unitMean blood glucoseBlood glucose controlICU stayRetrospective cohortPatient characteristicsCare unitRandomized trialsHistorical cohortRetrospective outcomesWorse outcomesGlucose metricsHyperglycemiaSimilar childrenFree daysDlConflicting resultsControl of serum glucose concentration in critical illness
Kandil SB, Miksa M, Faustino EV. Control of serum glucose concentration in critical illness. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2013, 25: 297-303. PMID: 23657243, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e328360c6a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTight glycemic controlIll childrenPostoperative cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaRisk of deathSerum glucose concentrationLong-term safetyCritical illnessSurgery patientsGlycemic controlPediatric patientsClinical benefitCardiac patientsAdult studiesLatest evidenceNeurocognitive developmentHypoglycemiaPatientsAdverse effectsDiscrepant resultsGlucose concentrationHyperglycemiaChildrenTrials