Open AccessBlood Sugar Targets in Surgical Intensive Care
Author(s) -
Johannes Roth,
Oliver Sommerfeld,
Andreas L. Birkenfeld,
Christoph Sponholz,
Ulrich A. Müller,
Christian von Loeffelholz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0221
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , diabetes mellitus , blood sugar , perioperative , intensive care medicine , intensive care , insulin , adverse effect , surgery , endocrinology
30-80% of patients being treated in intensive care units in the perioperative period develop hyperglycemia. This stress hyperglycemia is induced and maintained by inflammatory-endocrine and iatrogenic stimuli and generally requires treatment. There is uncertainty regarding the optimal blood glucose targets for patients with diabetes mellitus.