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Article: Continuous blood glucose monitoring during surgery.(EVIDENCE FOR PRACTICE)
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- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Anesthesis & Analgesia
January 2008
Maintaining tight control of blood glucose levels is reported to reduce mortality and is recommended as one procedure that may reduce the risk for surgical site infection. Protocols for tight control of blood glucose can be difficult to achieve in the surgical setting, however, especially with reliance on intermittent blood glucose testing. A continuous blood glucose monitoring system may facilitate blood glucose management.
Two types of continuous glucose monitoring systems are currently in use: a continuous subcutaneous glucose monitor and a continuous IV blood glucose monitor. The precision of both types ...
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