News tagged with poor glycemic control
Diabetes affects improvements after lumbar spine surgery
(HealthDay) —Patients with diabetes who have longstanding diabetes, poor glycemic control, and use insulin had suboptimal improvements in clinical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery, according to research ...
Diabetes
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new ...
Diabetes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Study questions the relevance of SCIP benchmarks among CABG patients
Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks ...
Surgery
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Intermediate glucose control may be better than tight in neurocritical care patients
A new study in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care suggests that intensive glycemic control does not reduce mortality in neurocritical care patients and could, in fact, lead to more neurological damage. Compli ...
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Oct 21, 2012 |
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Diabetes, poor glucose control associated with greater cognitive decline in older adults
Among well-functioning older adults without dementia, diabetes mellitus (DM) and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater cognitive decline, according to a report published ...
Neuroscience
Jun 18, 2012 |
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