Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 69-80 , March 2009

Towards closed-loop glycaemic control

  • Tom Van Herpe, PhD (Doctor)

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT–SCD), Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tom Van Herpe, SCD Research Division, Electrical Engineering Department (ESAT), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium. Tel: +32 16 328652; Fax: +32 16 321970.
    • ,
  • Bart De Moor, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT–SCD), Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium
    • ,
  • Greet Van den Berghe, MD, PhD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2008.07.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 69-80 , March 2009

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