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• Hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

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• Improved myocardial protection during coronary artery surgery with glucose-insulin-potassium: a randomized controlled trial.

  Quinn DW, Pagano D, Bonser RS, Rooney SJ, Graham TR, Wilson IC, Keogh BE, Townend JN, Lewis ME, Nightingale P; Study Investigators. Quinn DW, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jan;131(1):34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.05.057. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006. PMID: 16399292 Clinical Trial.