Tight glycemic control using an artificial pancreas to control perioperative hyperglycemia decreases surgical site infection in pancreatectomized or hepatectomized patients

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 351-

  Hanazaki, Kazuhiro ^a   Okabayashi, Takehiro ^a   Maeda, Hiromichi ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LIVER RESECTION; PANCREAS RESECTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 69549130859     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b1e994     Document Type: Letter

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