Post-operative stress hyperglycemia is a predictor of mortality in liver transplantation

Abstract Background A significant association is known between increased glycaemic variability and mortality in critical patients. To ascertain whether glycaemic profiles during the first week after liver transplantation might be associated with long-term mortality in these patients, by analysing wh...

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Main Authors: Elena Giráldez, Evaristo Varo, Ipek Guler, Carmen Cadarso-Suarez, Santiago Tomé, Patricia Barral, Antonio Garrote, Francisco Gude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0334-5