(Stroke. 1999;30:793-799.)
© 1999 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Glucose Potassium Insulin Infusions in the Treatment of Acute Stroke Patients With Mild to Moderate Hyperglycemia
The Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial (GIST)
From the Departments of Statistics (J.M.F.), Clinical Geriatrics (J.E.O., C.S.G.), and Medicine (J.F.S., K.G.M.M.A.), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Sunderland City Hospitals (G.M.R., J.E.O.), Sunderland, UK.
Correspondence to Prof C.S. Gray, University Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK. E-mail c.s.gray{at}ncl.ac.uk
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Background and Purpose—Hyperglycemia following acute stroke is strongly associated with subsequent mortality and impaired neurological recovery, but it is unknown whether maintenance of euglycemia in the acute phase improves prognosis. Furthermore, the safety of such intervention is not established.
Methods—In an explanatory, randomized, controlled trial to test safety, 53 acute (within 24 hours of ictus) stroke patients with mild to moderate hyperglycemia (plasma glucose between 7.0 and 17.0 mmol/L) were randomized to receive either a 24-hour infusion of 0.9% (154 mmol/L) saline or a glucose potassium insulin (GKI) infusion at 100 mL/h. The GKI consisted of 16 U human soluble insulin and 20 mmol potassium chloride in 500 mL 10% glucose. Blood glucose was measured every 2 hours with Boehringer Mannheim Glycaemie test strips, pulse and blood pressure were measured every 4 hours, and plasma glucose samples were taken every 8 hours. Insulin concentration in the GKI was altered according to BM glucose values.
Results—There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups at baseline. Twenty-five patients received GKI, 1 of whom required intravenous glucose for symptomatic hypoglycemia. Plasma glucose levels were nonsignificantly lower in the GKI group throughout the infusion period. Four-week mortality in the GKI group was 7 (28%), compared with 8 (32%) in the control group.
Conclusions—GKI infusions can be safely administered to acute stroke patients with mild to moderate hyperglycemia producing a physiological but attenuated glucose response to acute stroke, the effectiveness of which remains to be elucidated.
Key Words: clinical trials • hyperglycemia • insulin • stroke
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Epidemiological studies have consistently shown that diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of stroke by approximately 2- to 3-fold.1 2 The prevalence of previously diagnosed DM in patients with acute stroke varies from 8% to 20%,3 4 and an additional 5% to 28%5 6 of patients may have unrecognized DM or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). In addition, between 10% and 20% of patients have hyperglycemia at presentation with a normal glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) concentration,7 8 as a consequence of the early hormonal response to cerebral ischemia.9 10 Therefore, depending on thresholds and definitions, between 20% and 50% of acute stroke patients have been shown to have hyperglycemia at presentation.3 4 Studies in animal models of permanent focal cerebral ischemia have shown that hyperglycemia either reduces infarct size, increases infarct size, or has no effect.11 12 13 However, most, though not all,4 14 clinical studies in humans have revealed a significant relationship between hyperglycemia and poor outcome after stroke in terms of mortality and neurological recovery.5 6 Some studies have suggested that the detrimental effect of hyperglycemia in acute stroke is more pronounced in patients with DM and that hyperglycemia may actually be beneficial in acute stroke patients without DM, depending on the presence or absence of collateral blood supply to the ischemia area of cerebral tissue.15
Until recently, most authorities described hyperglycemia in stroke as a
secondary phenomenon resulting from either the stress response to
cerebral ischemia or underlying abnormal carbohydrate
metabolism (IGT or DM). It has been argued that those with
stress hyperglycemia have a poor prognosis conferred by the severity of
the initial lesion, whereas those with DM have a poor prognosis because
of the natural history of stroke in diabetic patients, and therefore
active intervention to normalize mild to moderate elevations of blood
glucose is often not instituted.10 16 However,
hyperglycemia is known to be a risk factor for poor outcome following
stroke irrespective of diabetic status, although a definitive statement
on causality cannot be made in the absence of randomized controlled
trial data. In addition, active intervention to normalize blood glucose
levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and
hyperglycemia has become standard practice following the DIGAMI study.
This randomized controlled trial demonstrated a 29% relative mortality
reduction (18.6% versus 26%) in glucose/insulin-treated patients with
acute MI and admission hyperglycemia of 
11 mmol/L when compared
with patients who received no intervention to lower plasma glucose
levels.17 18
In view of these recent findings, there is now overwhelming evidence to support the concept of hyperglycemia-induced cerebral damage in the acute phase of stroke, irrespective of whether the patient has previously diagnosed diabetes, unrecognized diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, or "stress hyperglycemia," as previously categorized by our group.6 To date, there have been no published randomized controlled clinical trials investigating the hypothesis that normalization of plasma glucose levels in the acute phase of stroke improves clinical outcome. The Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial (GIST) is a randomized controlled trial designed to determine whether glucose/insulin-induced and -maintained euglycemia in acute stroke patients with mild to moderate hyperglycemia can improve outcome after stroke. In this pilot study phase of GIST, we sought to define the methodology necessary to undertake a large, multicenter, randomized controlled trial of GKI therapy in acute stroke and, in particular, to determine the safety and practicality of GKI treatment with bedside monitoring in acute stroke. In addition, we aimed to describe further the plasma glucose response to acute stroke in GKI-treated patients and controls.
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The study was undertaken in a district general hospital (Sunderland Royal Hospital) serving a catchment population of 300 000 residents in the northeast section of England. All patients aged >18 years admitted to a centralized admissions unit with a clinical diagnosis of acute (within 24 hours of onset) stroke were screened to determine plasma glucose (Instrumentation Laboratories glucose oxidase IL-Glucose kit on a Monarch analyzer) and whole-blood glucose (BM Glycaemie test strip, Boehringer Mannheim). Stroke was defined as an acute disturbance of cerebral function of presumed vascular origin causing a neurological deficit lasting >24 hours or death within 24 hours.19 Patients presenting after 24 hours or with heart failure (New York Heart Association grades 3 or 4), renal failure (creatinine level of >200 µmol/L), anemia (Hb <9 g/dL), radiological evidence of pneumonia, coma (Glasgow Coma Scale motor subscore of <4), previous disabling stroke (Modified Rankin score of >3), dementia, isolated posterior circulation syndromes without physical disability, pure language disorders, previously diagnosed insulin-treated DM (type 1 or 2), or subarachnoid hemorrhage were excluded. Consecutive patients satisfying these criteria and the definition of mild to moderate hyperglycemia (plasma glucose level of 7.0 mmol/L to 17.0 mmol/L) were randomized to trial treatment with GKI or 154 mmol/L ("normal") saline (control) after informed consent was received from the patient or, where language problems existed, informed assent was received from the relative/caregiver. Randomization was undertaken by use of random number tables, with treatment allocations to GKI or control entered in sealed envelopes labeled with consecutive trial numbers by the trial statistician.
Blood samples for glucose, electrolyte, urea, creatinine,
and full blood count were taken before randomization, and further
samples for liver function, total blood calcium, erythrocyte
sedimentation rate and HbA1c were taken as soon
as practicable after randomization but always within 24 hours of
admission. Plasma cortisol levels were determined at 9 AM
on the morning after admission, and CT of the head was taken after
randomization. Trial treatment consisted of a combined infusate of 500
mL 10% dextrose with 16 U human soluble insulin (Actrapid; Novo
Nordisk) and 20 mmol potassium chloride (KCl); control treatment
was 500 mL 154 mmol/L saline. Treatment was administered through a
peripheral vein in the nonparetic arm at a fixed rate of
100 mL/h via a metered infusion device. The trial treatments were
commenced by general ward nursing staff, who also monitored and
maintained the infusions over the next 24 hours, following specific,
preprinted protocols. Monitoring was identical for each infusion. Blood
pressure and pulse were taken at 4-hour intervals with a standard
mercury sphygmomanometer and plasma glucose samples at 8-hour
intervals. Monitoring through use of standard BM Glycaemie strips was
at 2-hour intervals, with the aim of keeping glucose values between 4
and 7 mmol/L in the GKI group. In this group, test strip
estimations of whole-blood glucose were made at the start of the
infusion (time zero) and at 1 and 2 hours. When the value was
maintained between 4 and 7 mmol/L, subsequent monitoring continued
at 2-hour intervals. When the test strip value was outside this target
range, the infusion was changed to one with 4 U less insulin if the
glucose level was <4 mmol/L, or 4 U more insulin if the value was
>7 mmol/L. Once the GKI infusion was changed, test strip
monitoring continued hourly until the value was again stable within the
target range, at which point bedside values were checked every 2 hours.
If the test strip value dropped to <4 mmol/L, the GKI infusion
was stopped and glucose levels checked every 15 minutes until the value
was 4 mmol/L. If the test strip value failed to rise to this
level after 30 minutes or if the patient had symptomatic
hypoglycemia, 10 mL 50% glucose was administered
intravenously. Once the test strip value was 4
mmol/L, the GKI infusion was changed as described above and restarted.
No action was taken on the bedside values in the control group unless
it rose to >17 mmol/L, in which case intervention with the GKI
regime was initiated.
The trial infusate continued for 24 hours, excluding stoppages, with a total volume of 2400 mL in every case. Patients were allowed to eat and drink as clinically appropriate while on either trial infusion. After the initial 24-hour infusion period, patients were maintained on the GKI, on saline, or on no fluids as clinical need dictated and were prescribed insulin according to clinical need. Further venous blood samples were taken at 24 and 48 hours for urea, electrolytes, and plasma glucose level. All antihypertensive therapy was discontinued on admission, in line with current local treatment protocols.
Clinical assessments were undertaken by 1 of 2 observers at
randomization, at 24 hours, 48 hours, 7 days, and 4 weeks. Neurological
impairment was assessed with the European Stroke Scale (ESS) and
function with the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living and
20-point Barthel Index. For this pilot study, clinical assessments were
not blinded to the treatment allocation for practical reasons. Data
were collected on standard pro formas and analyzed using SPSS
version 7.5 for Windows 95 (SPSS Inc) Analyses of continuous
variables within and between groups were undertaken using the
Wilcoxon rank sum and Mann Whitney U tests,
respectively, while categorical variables were analyzed
using the 
2 test. All outcomes were
analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. The study was granted
local ethical committee approval before commencement, and all patients
(or a first-degree relative when communication problems existed) gave
informed consent or informed assent before randomization.
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Over a 7-month period, 245 consecutively admitted acute stroke patients were screened, of whom 33 (13.5%) had a recognized history of DM. Admission plasma glucose levels of
7.0 mmol/L
were found in 115 (47%). Of these patients, 62 (25%) were ineligible
for randomization, with the main exclusion criteria being
presentation >24 hours from ictus (n=24, 9.8%), coma
(n=16, 6.5%), pneumonia (n=10, 4%), previously diagnosed
insulin-treated type 1 or 2 DM (n=3, 1.2%), admission plasma glucose
>17.0 mmol/L (n=3, 1.2%), previous disabling stroke (n=3,
1.2%), and dementia (n=3, 1.2%). Informed consent or informed assent
was gained from all eligible patients or their relatives, and a total
of 53 patients (21.6%) were randomized: 28 to active treatment with
GKI and 25 to control treatment. Three patients were subsequently
withdrawn from the trial as protocol violations; the first and second
had a cerebral tumor and a subdural hematoma, respectively, on
postrandomization head CT, and the third was incorrectly randomized in
view of the presence of a right lower lobe pneumonia on admission that
was confirmed on postrandomization chest x-ray. Fifty patients are
therefore included in this analysis, with 25 in each treatment
group. Follow-up at 4 weeks was complete. Comparison of basic
demographic data and hematologic and biochemical variables revealed
no significant differences between the 2 treatment groups at baseline
(Table 1
). Although it did not
reach statistical significance, there were more diabetic subjects and
patients with the posterior circulation stroke subtype in the control
group and more patients with the total anterior circulation subtype,
atrial fibrillation, and prestroke aspirin therapy in the GKI
group.
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Of the patients in the GKI group, 21 (84%) received 2400 mL infusate
compared with 24 (96%) in the control group. During the infusion
period, 16 (64%) of the GKI group were kept nil by mouth because of
impaired swallowing, compared with 14 (56%) of the control group. Tube
feeding was not instituted in any of the patients during the infusion
period. Two of the GKI group (8%) and 1 of the control group (4%)
died within 72 hours of the commencement of infusion. Two (8%) of the
control group, both of whom had previously diagnosed DM, required
treatment with the GKI regime after 12 and 16 hours of saline therapy,
respectively, because of BM values >17 mmol/L. Neither of these
patients became hypoglycemic on the GKI regime. There were no
cardiovascular adverse events (acute myocardial
infarction, acute left ventricular failure, or recurrent
stroke) during the infusion period in either group. The concentration
of insulin in the GKI had to be changed at least once in 23 of the GKI
group (92%); of these patients, the mean number of times the GKI
required an alteration in insulin concentration was 2.5 (range, 1 to 6
times). The GKI protocol was not followed accurately in the first 2
GKI-treated patients. These 2 patients did not show any lowering of
either plasma glucose values or BM test strip values, and hence their
BM test strip values were above the target range throughout the
infusion period. However, the protocol was followed accurately in the
subsequent 23 GKI-treated patients. The number of patients outside the
target range of 4 to 7 mmol/L on BM test strip monitoring at each
time point is shown in Table 2. Four of
the GKI group (16%) were given single doses of 10 mL 50% glucose
intravenously for asymptomatic and persistently
low test strip values, in accordance with the treatment protocol,
before continuing with GKI therapy for the remainder of the infusion
period. One additional patient received a single dose of 10 mL 50%
glucose intravenously for symptomatic
hypoglycemia, which resolved with prompt treatment, before continuing
with GKI therapy. The mean amount of insulin received in the GKI group
in the 24-hour period was 79.6 U (SD=20.5). The GKI group had lower
mean plasma glucose levels at 8, 16, and 24 hours compared with
controls, but this did not reach statistical significance (Figure 1). There was no significant difference
between laboratory plasma glucose levels and bedside test strip values
in the GKI group at each venous sampling time (Table 2). Four
patients required continuing GKI therapy to maintain euglycemia after
the 24-hour trial infusion period, including the 2 control patients
with DM who received GKI therapy during the infusion period.
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When the blood pressure profiles over the treatment period were
examined, treatment with GKI was associated with a significantly lower
systolic blood pressure at 4, 12, and 16 hours, although
baseline systolic blood pressure values were not well matched
between treatment groups (P<0.05 for 4-,12-, and 16-hour
time points; Mann-Whitney U test; Figure 2). In addition, GKI was associated with
a significant reduction in pulse pressure (systolic blood
pressure-diastolic blood pressure) between admission and
24 hours (P=0.037, Mann Whitney U test). There
were no significant changes in electrolyte, urea, or
creatinine concentrations at 24 or 48 hours when compared
with admission values in the 2 groups.
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In the GKI group, 7 patients (28%) had died at 4 weeks, none of whom
had previously diagnosed DM, compared with 8 patients (32%) in the
control group, 1 of whom had previously diagnosed DM. (Table 3). There were no significant differences
between treatment groups in mean total ESS or Barthel Index scores at
each assessment interval. However, a decline in mean total ESS scores
was observed in the control group in the first 48 hours, unlike in GKI
patients, where an improvement was observed.
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Despite numerous previous clinical trials investigating a wide variety of potential acute stroke therapies, there is still no simple, safe, and effective medical treatment for the vast majority of patients with acute stroke. The number of patients who are likely to benefit from highly specialized interventions such as thrombolysis is likely to remain small, and although clinical trials are continuing to investigate neuroprotective therapies, results from previous studies have been almost uniformly disappointing, despite high expectations. The evidence for hyperglycemia-induced and -potentiated damage to neurons within the ischemic penumbra in the acute phase is becoming overwhelming, yet the clinical benefit of intervention to lower plasma glucose levels remains unknown.20 This benefit can only be adequately investigated within the framework of a randomized controlled clinical trial such as GIST. Ideally, the trial would be of double-blind design to eliminate observer bias, but because of the potential dangers of hypoglycemia in acute stroke, such a design is both impractical and clinically unsafe. To minimize observer bias, all long-term outcome assessments in the main trial would be undertaken by an independent observer blinded to the treatment regimes.
One of the major objectives of this study was to establish the safety of insulin treatment in mild to moderate hyperglycemia during the acute phase of stroke, at a time when up to 30% of stroke patients are unable to report symptoms because of communication difficulties. In deciding our eligibility criteria, we excluded patients in whom a poor prognosis was predetermined by the presence of coma and those in whom administration of large volumes of intravenous fluid could be clinically unsafe. Similarly, patients in whom active infection was present may have an abnormal stress response to stroke, and these subjects were also excluded. Excluding patients with coma also enabled us to determine the likely side-effect profile of treatment, in particular the presence of symptomatic hypoglycemia. Another important consideration to be clarified for a future randomized controlled trial was the constituent components of the GKI infusion at a time when the acute phase response may confer additional peripheral insulin resistance. The DIGAMI study demonstrated that glucose/insulin infusions are safe to use in hyperglycemic patients with myocardial infarction, because symptoms of hypoglycemia were relatively rare and generally mild. We have confirmed these findings in a population of hyperglycemic acute stroke patients; only 1 patient had definite symptomatic hypoglycemia, and none of the 8-hour plasma glucose levels in the GKI-treated group were <2.2 mmol/L. In addition, there was no excess of early cardiovascular adverse events or deaths in the treatment group, providing further evidence for the safety of the GKI infusion in the acute phase.
The second objective the study sought to address was whether the 2-hour interval for monitoring and maintenance of the GKI infusion was a significant problem for nursing staff on emergency admissions wards that may routinely accept other medical emergencies. Thus, GIST was designed to be as pragmatic as possible for both nursing staff and patients in a nonintensive care ward environment. Patients were allowed to eat and drink as normal, if safe to do so, during the trial infusion period to minimize conflict with current hydration and nutritional strategies. A 24-hour infusion period was chosen to reflect existing evidence that neurons in the ischemic penumbra show evidence of cellular activity on positron emission tomography (PET) and MRI spectroscopy scanning up to and potentially beyond this period.21 The duration of the infusion was balanced against the practicalities for nursing staff of maintaining such an infusion for >24 hours, the issue of safety in patients where the acute stress response is dissipating, and the need for early mobilization and supported nutrition of stroke patients. Although 92% of the GKI infusions were changed at least once during the infusion period, this was not a significant drain on nursing staff time, and it is clear from the plasma glucose profiles that hypoglycemia is not encountered with the doses of insulin used in the protocol. The learning curve for GKI therapy was short, with only the first 2 patients showing nonsignificant lowering of plasma glucose levels, suggesting appropriate caution at the beginning of the study.
The third objective was to describe the physiological plasma glucose response to acute stroke. This is clearly shown by the control group mean plasma glucose profile as a fall in plasma glucose level over the first 8 hours followed by a flattening of the curve over the next 40hours. In the GKI group the plasma glucose profile was lowered by the administration of insulin but closely followed the physiological curve and converged with it after the 24-hour treatment period across all previously described categories of stroke patient. Interestingly, we have also demonstrated a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in the GKI-treated group, although the mean baseline systolic blood pressure was nonsignificantly higher in the control group. The physiological mechanism by which this may occur is unclear. Short-term insulin infusion, under euglycemic clamp conditions, has been shown to significantly increase plasma renin activity and serum angiotensin II concentrations and to reduce serum aldoseterone levels, because of insulin's hypokalemic effect, through stimulation of the sodium/potassium transmembrane ion pump.22 Insulin infusion has also been shown to induce increased norepinephrine secretion in normal men.23 All of these changes would be expected to elevate blood pressure, although some workers have demonstrated a small fall in diastolic blood pressure following insulin infusion, possibly mediated by peripheral vasodilatation through increased sympathetic activity.23 Alternatively, insulin may exert this effect centrally by increasing cerebral gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) concentrations, which may also explain the observed neuroprotective effects of insulin in animal models of focal and global cerebral ischemia.24 25 26 Finally, the apparent blood-pressure-lowering effect may be artifactual, resulting from enhancement of blood pressure in the control group because of the saline load administered over the 24-hour infusion period. The significance of this effect remains to be further investigated in the main GIST trial.
Finally, we have shown that when monitoring the GKI infusion, bedside whole-blood glucose values (BM Glycaemie test strips) correspond closely to plasma glucose values, showing that test strip monitoring is an accurate and appropriate method of estimating blood glucose concentrations in this situation, as well as being simple, safe, and practical. This pilot trial is not powered to detect differences in 4-week outcome, but if GKI therapy is subsequently shown to be effective in improving outcome after stroke, part of this effect may due to prevention of early neurological decline, as suggested by the mean total ESS scores over the first 48 hours from randomization. Alternative explanations for this finding include observer bias (nonblinded assessments) and the higher prevalence in the control group of patients with DM, in whom neurological decline after hospital admission is known to be more frequent.27
Our results, therefore, confirm that the GKI infusion in mild to moderate hyperglycemia following acute stroke is a safe, practical, and pragmatic intervention which effectively lowers the plasma glucose level to within the normal range without significant risk of hypoglycemia, cardiovascular adverse events, or excess mortality at 4 weeks. The small numbers involved in this pilot study mean that an assessment of the clinical effectiveness of GKI therapy is impossible at this early stage. Therefore, the beneficial effects of this potential new treatment for hyperglycemic acute stroke patients remain to be elucidated through use of this stated methodology in the main GIST study.
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This study was supported by a grant from the Stroke Association of England and Wales and a Northern and Yorkshire National Health Service Regional Training Fellowship. We are grateful to Dr S. Dillon (biochemist) and his staff for performing the laboratory assays; we would also like to thank Dr Basu and colleagues of Sunderland Royal Hospital for their help with patient recruitment and the nursing staff of the admissions unit and stroke unit for their help in implementing the trial protocols.
Received September 28, 1998; revision received December 22, 1998; accepted January 11, 1999.
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H. P. Adams Jr, G. del Zoppo, M. J. Alberts, D. L. Bhatt, L. Brass, A. Furlan, R. L. Grubb, R. T. Higashida, E. C. Jauch, C. Kidwell, et al. Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults With Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists Stroke, May 1, 2007; 38(5): 1655 - 1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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J. E. O'Connell, A. J. Hildreth, C. S. Gray, R. Garg, A. Chaudhuri, P. Dandona, and F. Munschauer Hyperglycemia, Insulin and Acute Ischemic Stroke Stroke, May 1, 2006; 37(5): 1150 - 1151. [Full Text] [PDF]
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J. Plank, J. Blaha, J. Cordingley, M. E. Wilinska, L. J. Chassin, C. Morgan, S. Squire, M. Haluzik, J. Kremen, S. Svacina, et al. Multicentric, Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate Blood Glucose Control by the Model Predictive Control Algorithm Versus Routine Glucose Management Protocols in Intensive Care Unit Patients Diabetes Care, February 1, 2006; 29(2): 271 - 276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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R. Garg, A. Chaudhuri, F. Munschauer, and P. Dandona Hyperglycemia, Insulin, and Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Mechanistic Justification for a Trial of Insulin Infusion Therapy Stroke, January 1, 2006; 37(1): 267 - 273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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Part 9: Adult Stroke Circulation, December 13, 2005; 112(24_suppl): IV-111 - IV-120. [Full Text] [PDF]
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Part 4: Advanced Life Support Circulation, November 29, 2005; 112(22_suppl): III-25 - III-54. [Full Text] [PDF]
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Part 9: Stroke Circulation, November 29, 2005; 112(22_suppl): III-110 - III-104. [Full Text] [PDF]
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R. O. Roine and P. J. Lindsberg Editorial Comment--Prime Time for Proactive Blood Glucose Control? Stroke, November 1, 2004; 35(11): 2498 - 2499. [Full Text] [PDF]
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J. Alvarez-Sabin, C. A. Molina, M. Ribo, J. F. Arenillas, J. Montaner, R. Huertas, E. Santamarina, and M. Rubiera Impact of Admission Hyperglycemia on Stroke Outcome After Thrombolysis: Risk Stratification in Relation to Time to Reperfusion Stroke, November 1, 2004; 35(11): 2493 - 2498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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R. Leigh, O. O. Zaidat, M. F. Suri, G. Lynch, S. Sundararajan, J. L. Sunshine, R. Tarr, W. Selman, D. M.D. Landis, and J. I. Suarez Predictors of Hyperacute Clinical Worsening in Ischemic Stroke Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy Stroke, August 1, 2004; 35(8): 1903 - 1907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. Bruno, C. Saha, L. S. Williams, and R. Shankar IV insulin during acute cerebral infarction in diabetic patients Neurology, April 27, 2004; 62(8): 1441 - 1442. [Full Text] [PDF]
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S. Clement, S. S. Braithwaite, M. F. Magee, A. Ahmann, E. P. Smith, R. G. Schafer, and I. B. Hirsch Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in Hospitals Diabetes Care, February 1, 2004; 27(2): 553 - 591. [Full Text] [PDF]
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P. J. Lindsberg and R. O. Roine Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke Stroke, February 1, 2004; 35(2): 363 - 364. [Full Text] [PDF]
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T. A. Baird, M. W. Parsons, T. Phanh, K. S. Butcher, P. M. Desmond, B. M. Tress, P. G. Colman, B. R. Chambers, and S. M. Davis Persistent Poststroke Hyperglycemia Is Independently Associated With Infarct Expansion and Worse Clinical Outcome Stroke, September 1, 2003; 34(9): 2208 - 2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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D. L. Trence, J. L. Kelly, and I. B. Hirsch The Rationale and Management of Hyperglycemia for In-Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Time for Change J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., June 1, 2003; 88(6): 2430 - 2437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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D. Tanne and Y. Schwammenthal Editorial Comment--Hyperglycemia and Early Reperfusion Therapy Stroke, May 1, 2003; 34(5): 1240 - 1241. [Full Text] [PDF]
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H. P. Adams Jr, R. J. Adams, T. Brott, G. J. del Zoppo, A. Furlan, L. B. Goldstein, R. L. Grubb, R. Higashida, C. Kidwell, T. G. Kwiatkowski, et al. Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association Stroke, April 1, 2003; 34(4): 1056 - 1083. [Full Text] [PDF]
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V. M. Montori, B. R. Bistrian, and M. M. McMahon Hyperglycemia in Acutely Ill Patients JAMA, November 6, 2002; 288(17): 2167 - 2169. [Full Text] [PDF]
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September 10 Highlights Neurology, September 10, 2002; 59(5): 657 - 659. [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. Bruno, S. R. Levine, M. R. Frankel, T. G. Brott, Y. Lin, B. C. Tilley, P. D. Lyden, J. P. Broderick, T. G. Kwiatkowski, and S. E. Fineberg Admission glucose level and clinical outcomes in the NINDS rt-PA Stroke Trial Neurology, September 10, 2002; 59(5): 669 - 674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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L. S. Williams, J. Rotich, R. Qi, N. Fineberg, A. Espay, A. Bruno, S. E. Fineberg, and W. R. Tierney Effects of admission hyperglycemia on mortality and costs in acute ischemic stroke Neurology, July 9, 2002; 59(1): 67 - 71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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T J Hendra Starting insulin therapy in elderly patients J R Soc Med, January 9, 2002; 95(9): 453 - 455. [Full Text] [PDF]
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T. A. Kent, V. M. Soukup, and R. H. Fabian Heterogeneity Affecting Outcome From Acute Stroke Therapy: Making Reperfusion Worse Stroke, October 1, 2001; 32(10): 2318 - 2327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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G. Boysen and H. Christensen Early Stroke: A Dynamic Process Stroke, October 1, 2001; 32(10): 2423 - 2425. [Full Text] [PDF]
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S. E. Capes, D. Hunt, K. Malmberg, P. Pathak, and H. C. Gerstein Stress Hyperglycemia and Prognosis of Stroke in Nondiabetic and Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Overview Stroke, October 1, 2001; 32(10): 2426 - 2432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. M. Demchuk, D. Tanne, M. D. Hill, S. E. Kasner, S. Hanson, M. Grond, and S. R. Levine Predictors of good outcome after intravenous tPA for acute ischemic stroke Neurology, August 14, 2001; 57(3): 474 - 480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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A. Bhalla, C.D.A. Wolfe, and A.G. Rudd Management of acute physiological parameters after stroke QJM, March 1, 2001; 94(3): 167 - 172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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