Open AccessHyperglycemia is associated with poor outcomes in surgical critically ill patients receiving parenteral nutrition
Author(s) -
Chiu-Lan Yan,
YawBin Huang,
ChihYen Chen,
Go-Shine Huang,
MingKung Yeh,
WenJinn Liaw
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica taiwanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-4597
pISSN - 1875-452X
DOI - 10.1016/j.aat.2013.06.004
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , parenteral nutrition , intensive care medicine
Hyperglycemia, a major side effect of patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (PN), is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether elevated blood glucose levels would be associated with worse outcomes in patients receiving PN.
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