Disruption of blood sugar levels after heart surgery is common

Monday, July 7, 2008 - 15:49 in Health & Medicine

A study reveals today that inadequate blood sugar control in patients having heart surgery is associated with a four fold increase in post-surgery death and major complications - and that the blood sugar disturbances occur in patients with and without diabetes.

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