Process versus outcome: The sugar window

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1902-1904

  Fullerton, David A ^a   Sundt, Thoralf M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

CONSULTATION; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSULIN INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX SURGERY; VALIDITY; WOUND INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919431171     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.039     Document Type: Editorial

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