Open Access<p>Stress Hyperglycemia and Complications Following Traumatic Injuries in Individuals With/Without Diabetes: The Case of Orthopedic Surgery</p>
Author(s) -
Raffaella Di Luzio,
Rachele Dusi,
Arianna Mazzotti,
Maria Letizia Petroni,
Giulio Marchesini,
Giampaolo Bianchi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s225796
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , stress hyperglycemia , odds ratio , orthopedic surgery , confounding , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cohort study , surgery , adverse effect , logistic regression , complication , endocrinology
Hyperglycemia in trauma patients may stem from metabolic response to stress, both in the presence and the absence of underlying diabetes. We aimed to test the association of stress hyperglycemia with risks of adverse events subjects undergoing orthopedic surgery.