Absence of Stress Hyperglycemia Indicates the Most Severe Form of Blunt Liver Trauma

Background: Stress hyperglycemia is common in trauma patients. Increasing injury severity and hemorrhage trigger hepatic gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, peripheral and hepatic insulin resistance. Consequently, we expect glucose levels to rise with injury severity in liver, kidney and spleen injurie...

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Main Authors: Janett Kreutziger, Margot Fodor, Dagmar Morell-Hofert, Florian Primavesi, Stefan Stättner, Eva-Maria Gassner, Stefan Schmid, Christopher Rugg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/9/1667