Dexamethasone Is Associated With a Statistically Significant Increase in Postoperative Blood Glucose Levels Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone has the potential to cause a transient increase in blood glucose levels. Recent evidence has suggested the potential for a linearly increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection beginning at blood glucose levels of ≥115 mg/dL and an optimal cutoff of 137 mg/dL. We design...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9823113/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36624747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2022.101076 |