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The impact of a reduced dose of dexamethasone on glucose control after coronary artery bypass surgery

BACKGROUND: Intensive insulin therapy to maintain normoglycemia after cardiac surgery reduces morbidity and mortality. We investigated the magnitude and duration of hyperglycemia caused by dexamethasone administered after cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS: A single-center before-after cohort study was...

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Autores principales: Vogelzang, Mathijs, Hoekstra, Miriam, Drost, José T, Janse, Marcel, van der Horst, Iwan CC, Boonstra, Piet W, Zijlstra, Felix, Loef, Bert G, Nijsten, Maarten WN
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18086312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-6-39