Intensive perioperative glucose control does not improve outcomes of patients submitted to open-heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between different target levels of glucose and the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS: We designed a prospective study in a university hospital where 109 consecutive...

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Main Authors: Raquel Pei Chen Chan, Filomena Regina Barbosa Gomes Galas, Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar, Carmen Narvaes Bello, Marilde Albuquerque Piccioni, José Otávio Costa Auler Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000100010