Peri-operative blood glucose management in general surgery - A potential element for improved diabetic patient outcomes - An observational cohort study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 494-498

  McCavert, M ^a   Mone, F ^a   Dooher, M ^a   Brown, R ^a   O'Donnell, M E ^a,b  

^a DAISY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucose; Monitoring; Outcome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CELLULITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCISION; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN SURGERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84755161671     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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