NHS could save �12 million per year by controlling blood sugar levels in critically ill children

A major UK-wide study (The CHiP trial) led by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has found that the NHS could reduce the length of hospital stay for critically ill children and save around �12 million a year, by changing the way paediatric intensive care units (PICU) commonly control blood sugar levels for some patients.During the stress of severe illness or major surgery, blood glucose levels often rise to high levels, resulting in so-called 'stress hyperglycaemia'.

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