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Improvement in Hyperglycemia Prevents Surgical Site Infection Irrespective of Insulin Therapy in Non-diabetic Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Ayami YonedaYoshio TakesueYoshiko TakahashiKaoru IchikiToshie TsuchidaHiroki IkeuchiMotoi UchinoEtsuro HatanoHisashi ShinoharaNaohiro Tomita
Published in: World journal of surgery (2021)
Remission of hyperglycemia within 24 h after surgery prevented SSI in non-diabetic patients. Considering that hyperglycemia improved in approximately half of patients without insulin therapy, commencement of insulin dosing after two consecutive BGs of ≥150 mg/dL might be reasonable, especially in general wards.
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