Blood glucose management in the patient undergoing cardiac surgery: A review.

Both diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia per se are associated with negative outcomes after cardiac surgery. In this article, we review these associations, the possible mechanisms that lead to adverse outcomes, and the epidemiology of diabetes focusing on those patients requiring cardiac surgery. We also examine outpatient and perioperative management of diabetes with the same focus. Finally, we discuss our own efforts to improve glycemic management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery at our institution, including keys to success, results of implementation, and patient safety concerns.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  World Journal of Cardiology

• Publication date

  2014-11-26

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4330/wjc.v6.i11.1209PMID 25429332PMCID PMC4244617
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