Daniel Chung

TGC-Fast: Tight Blood-Glucose Control without Early Parenteral Nutrition in the ICU

11 June 2025 Daniel Chung Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Tight Blood-Glucose Control without Early Parenteral Nutrition in the ICU Gunst et al. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1180-1190 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304855 Clinical Question In ICU patients not receiving early parenteral nutrition, does liberal glucose control (initiating insulin when blood glucose level [BGL] >11.9 mmol per liter [>215 mg per deciliter]) or tight glucose control (commencing insulin at BGL 4.4 to 6.1 […]

MINT – Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction

23 May 2025 Daniel Chung Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia Carson et al. NEJM 2023 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307983 Clinical Question In patients with myocardial infarction and anaemia, does a restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy decrease myocardial ischaemia or death at 30 days? Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion (MINT) Trial Background Anaemia is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction and may exacerbate […]