The role of pre-operative and post-operative glucose control in surgical-site infections and mortality.

The role of pre-operative and post-operative glucose control in surgical-site infections and mortality.

The impact of glucose control on surgical-site infection (SSI) and death remains unclear. We examined how pre- and post-operative glucose levels and their variability are associated with the risk of SSI or in-hospital death.This retrospective cohort study employed data on 13,800 hospitalized patient...

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Main Authors: Christie Y Jeon, E Yoko Furuya, Mitchell F Berman, Elaine L Larson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3446927?pdf=render

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