Brain metabolism is significantly impaired at blood glucose below 6 mM and brain glucose below 1 mM in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.docVIP

Meierhans et al. Critical Care 2010, 14:R13 /content/14/1/R13 RESEARCH Open Access Brain metabolism is significantly impaired at blood Research glucose below 6 mM and brain glucose below 1 mM in patients with severe traumatic brain injury Roman Meierhans?1, Markus Béchir?1, Silke Ludwig1, Jutta Sommerfeld1, Giovanna Brandi1,2, Christoph Haberthür3, Reto Stocker1 and John F Stover*1 Abstract Introduction: The optimal blood glucose target following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) must be defined. Cerebral microdialysis was used to investigate the influence of arterial blood and brain gl