Glycemic control and reduction of deep sternal wound infection rates: A multidisciplinary approach

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Kramer, Robert ^a   Groom, Robert ^a,b   Weldner, Denise ^a   Gallant, Paulette ^a   Heyl, Barb ^a   Knapp, Ryan ^b   Arnold, Anna ^b  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INSULIN; NOMOGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 44149086198     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.5.451     Document Type: Article

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