Perioperative hyperglycemia: an unmet need within a surgical site infection bundle

ConclusionsThis study showed that non-DM patients have a postoperative hyperglycemia rate as high as 46% in spite of the SSI bundle. A positive correlation was found between stress hyperglycemia and organ/space SSI rates regardless of the DM status. These data support the need for a strategy to prevent stress hyperglycemia in non-DM patients undergoing colorectal resections.
Source: Techniques in Coloproctology - Category: Surgery Source Type: research