Surgical Complications of Hyperglycaemia

Title: Surgical Complications of Hyperglycaemia

VOLUME: 5 ISSUE: 2

Author(s):I. N. Nomikos, A. Sidiropoulos, D. N. Vamvakopoulou, E. Athanassiou, O. D. Mouzas, N. Perrakis, N. Tsilimingas, A. Gianoukas, A. Loufopoulos, H. Kourtopoulos and N. C. Vamvakopoulos

Affiliation:Departments of Surgery (B' Unit), “METAXA” Cancer Memorial Hospital, 51 Botasi Str. 18537, Piraeus, Greece.

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.

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I. N. Nomikos, A. Sidiropoulos, D. N. Vamvakopoulou, E. Athanassiou, O. D. Mouzas, N. Perrakis, N. Tsilimingas, A. Gianoukas, A. Loufopoulos, H. Kourtopoulos and N. C. Vamvakopoulos, “ Surgical Complications of Hyperglycaemia”, Current Diabetes Reviews (2009) 5: 145. https://doi.org/10.2174/157339909788166855

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