Continuous insulin infusion reduces infectious complications in diabetics following coronary surgery

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 403-407

  Hruska, Lindy A ^a   Smith, J Michael ^a   Hendy, Mary P ^a   Fritz, Vicki L ^a   McAdams, Sheila ^a   Rusche, Joy ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INSULIN INFUSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 28544450869     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200472.x     Document Type: Article

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