Intraoperative maintenance of normoglycemia with insulin and glucose preserves verbal learning after cardiac surgery.

The hyperglycemic response to surgery may be a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction. We hypothesize that strict maintenance of normoglycemia during cardiac surgery preserves postoperative cognitive function.As part of a larger randomized, single-blind, interventional efficacy study on the effects o...

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Main Authors: Thomas Schricker, Hiroaki Sato, Thomas Beaudry, Takumi Codere, Roupen Hatzakorzian, Jens C Pruessner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4062428?pdf=render