De Troy, Erwin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-3273
Gunst, Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-6393
Wouters, Pieter J.
Van den Berghe, Greet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-1362
Dauwe, Dieter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9771-2543
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, KU Leuven (predoctoral research grant)
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, KU Leuven (postdoctoral research grant)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (1842724N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G024726N)
KU Leuven (STG/23/032)
Vlaamse regering (METH/14/06)
European Research Council (ERC-2023-ADG-101133276)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 15 April 2026
Declarations
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: This is a secondary analysis of 2 single-centre RCTs investigating intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients, performed in the adult surgical and medical ICUs of the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. The study protocol and consent forms were approved by the institutional ethical review board. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients or the closest family member.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.