Improving physician awareness for blood glucose control in contemporary surgical practice

Surgeon

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-132

  Turina, M ^a,b   Mahid, S S ^a,b   Polk Jr , H C ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; Hyperglycaemia; Hypoglycaemia; Infection; Insulin; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFUSION PUMP; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGERY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33744550623     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(06)80081-8     Document Type: Article

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