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. 2012 Aug;4(4):237-41.
doi: 10.4021/jocmr604w. Epub 2012 Jul 20.

On the management of hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients undergoing surgery

Iakovos Nomikos  1 , Maria Kyriazi, Dimitra Vamvakopoulou, Andreas Sidiropoulos, Athanasios Apostolou, Aspasia Kyritsaka, Evangelos Athanassiou, Nikolaos C Vamvakopoulos
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On the management of hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients undergoing surgery

Iakovos Nomikos et al. J Clin Med Res. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Hyperglycaemia is a major health risk and a negative determinant of surgical outcome. Despite its increasing prevalence, the limited treatments for restoration of normoglycaemia make its effective management a highly complex individualized clinical art. In this context, we review the mechanisms leading to hyperglycaemic damage as the basis for effective management of surgical complications of diabetic and non diabetic critically ill patients.

Keywords: Critically ill patients; Hyperglycaemia; Surgical complications.

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