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2medical:26.9%vs29.7%;RR,0.92;95%CI,0.82-1.04;or3medical-surgical:26.1% vs 27.0%; RR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.80-1.13). Tight glucose control was not associated with significantly decreased risk for new need for dialysis (11.2% vs 12.1%; RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.76-1.20), but was associated with significantly decreased risk of septicemia (10.9% vs 13.4%; RR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.59-0.97), and significantly increased risk of hypoglycemia (glucose 40 mg/dL; 13.7% vs 2.5%; RR, 5.13; 95% CI, 4.09-6.43). Conclusion In critically ill adult patients, tight glucose control is not associated with significantly reduced hospital mortality but is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia.
Wiener et al. (2008) studied this question.