Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 461-472 , December 2009

Tight glycaemic control: clinical implementation of protocols

  • Frank Nobels, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 53 724488; Fax: +32 53 724187.
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  • Patrick Lecomte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan, Aalst, Belgium
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  • Natascha Deprez, MSc, APRN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium
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  • Inge Van Pottelbergh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium
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  • Paul Van Crombrugge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst, Belgium
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  • Luc Foubert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital, Moorselbaan, Aalst, Belgium

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.09.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 461-472 , December 2009

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