Root causes of intraoperative hypoglycemia: A case series

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 625-630

  Schwenk, Eric S ^a   Mraovic, Boris ^a   Maxwell, Ryan P ^a   Kim, Gina S ^b   Ehrenfeld, Jesse M ^c   Epstein, Richard H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucose monitoring; Human error; Hypoglycemia, intraoperative; Insulin; Shock

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHOCK; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84870873974     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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