Jean-Charles Preiser

Tight glucose control: should we move from intensive insulin therapy alone to modulation of insulin and nutritional inputs? (2008)

Kalfon, Pierre, Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract The report by Chase and coworkers in the previous issue of Critical Care describes the implementation into clinical practice of the Specialized Relative Insulin Nutrition Table (SPRINT) for...

Moving beyond tight glucose control to safe effective glucose control (2008)

Krinsley, James S, Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract The impressive benefits related to the use of tight glucose control by intensive insulin therapy have not been reproduced until now in multicenter large-scale prospective randomized trials....

Restoring normoglycaemia: not so harmless (2008)

Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract Three independent studies of tight glucose control were recently stopped prematurely due to an excess mortality in the intensive treatment arm. This commentary briefly discusses the...

Combination therapy versus monotherapy: a randomised pilot study on the evolution of inflammatory parameters after ventilator associated pneumonia [ISRCTN31976779] (2006)

Damas, Pierre, Garweg, Christophe, Monchi, Mehran, Nys, Monique, Canivet, Jean-Luc, Ledoux, Didier, ...

Abstract Introduction Combination antibiotic therapy for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is often used to broaden the spectrum of activity of empirical treatment. The relevance of such synergy...

Is it time for implementation of tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy in every ICU? (2006)

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract The second study on tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy (IIT) confirmed in medical intensive care unit patients the decrease in hospital mortality reported by the same team...

Tight blood glucose control: a recommendation applicable to any critically ill patient? (2004)

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract The issue of tight glucose control with intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients remains controversial. Although compelling evidence supports this strategy in postoperative...

Gut mucosal and plasma concentrations of glutamine: a comparison between two enriched enteral feeding solutions in critically ill patients (2003)

Preiser, Jean-Charles, Peres-Bota, Daliana, Eisendrath, Pierre, Vincent, Jean-Louis, Van Gossum, André

Abstract Background Addition of glutamine to enteral nutrition formulas is consistently associated with a significant decrease in septic morbidity in critically ill patients, possibly related to the...

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, 30 September-3 October 2001, Geneva, Switzerland (2001)

Preiser, Jean-Charles

Abstract The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress offers the opportunity for basic scientists and clinicians to share recent findings. Apart from the large number of free...

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, 30 September-3 October 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

Preiser, Jean-Charles

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress offers the opportunity for basic scientists and clinicians to share recent findings. Apart from the large number of free...

Tight blood glucose control: a recommendation applicable to any critically ill patient?

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The issue of tight glucose control with intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients remains controversial. Although compelling evidence supports this strategy in postoperative patients who...

Is it time for implementation of tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy in every ICU?

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The second study on tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy (IIT) confirmed in medical intensive care unit patients the decrease in hospital mortality reported by the same team in the...

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine 14th Annual Congress, 30 September-3 October 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

Preiser, Jean-Charles

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress offers the opportunity for basic scientists and clinicians to share recent findings. Apart from the large number of free...

Tight blood glucose control: a recommendation applicable to any critically ill patient?

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The issue of tight glucose control with intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients remains controversial. Although compelling evidence supports this strategy in postoperative patients who...

Is it time for implementation of tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy in every ICU?

Devos, Philippe, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The second study on tight glycaemia control by intensive insulin therapy (IIT) confirmed in medical intensive care unit patients the decrease in hospital mortality reported by the same team in the...

Restoring normoglycaemia: not so harmless

Preiser, Jean-Charles

Three independent studies of tight glucose control were recently stopped prematurely due to an excess mortality in the intensive treatment arm. This commentary briefly discusses the potential...

Moving beyond tight glucose control to safe effective glucose control

Krinsley, James S, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The impressive benefits related to the use of tight glucose control by intensive insulin therapy have not been reproduced until now in multicenter large-scale prospective randomized trials. Although...

Tight glucose control: should we move from intensive insulin therapy alone to modulation of insulin and nutritional inputs?

Kalfon, Pierre, Preiser, Jean-Charles

The report by Chase and coworkers in the previous issue of Critical Care describes the implementation into clinical practice of the Specialized Relative Insulin Nutrition Table (SPRINT) for tight...