Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of early postoperative hyperglycemia in surgical patients: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Early postoperative hyperglycemia (POHG) is common and associated with poor postoperative outcomes. Currently, there is no systematic review and meta-analysis that addresses the knowledge gap of the incidence of POHG in surgical patients and that explores the associated risk fact...

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Main Authors: Paddy Ssentongo, Joseph A. Lewcun, Anna E. Ssentongo, David I. Soybel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-020-01416-4