Surgical complications of hyperglycaemia

I N Nomikos; A Sidiropoulos; D N Vamvakopoulou; E Athanassiou; O D Mouzas; N Perrakis; N Tsilimingas; A Gianoukas; A Loufopoulos; H Kourtopoulos; N C Vamvakopoulos

doi:10.2174/157339909788166855

Surgical complications of hyperglycaemia

Curr Diabetes Rev. 2009 May;5(2):145-50. doi: 10.2174/157339909788166855.

Authors

I N Nomikos¹, A Sidiropoulos, D N Vamvakopoulou, E Athanassiou, O D Mouzas, N Perrakis, N Tsilimingas, A Gianoukas, A Loufopoulos, H Kourtopoulos, N C Vamvakopoulos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, B' Unit, METAXA Cancer Memorial Hospital, 51 Botasi Str. 18537, Piraeus, Greece. nomikosj@otenet.gr

PMID: 19442098
DOI: 10.2174/157339909788166855

Abstract

We review the mechanisms leading to hyperglycaemic damage and draw functional extrapolations aiming to an improved management of surgical complications, which are common among diabetic patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Glucose
Chronic Disease
Humans
Hyperglycemia / complications*
Hyperglycemia / physiopathology
Intraoperative Care
Postoperative Complications / etiology*

Substances

Blood Glucose