Open AccessInfluence of two anesthetic techniques on blood sugar level in head injury patients: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar,
Manoj Kumar Tripathi,
Deepak Malviya,
P.S. Malviya,
Virendra Kumar,
Amit Tyagi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.172335
Subject(s) - head injury , blood sugar , anesthetic , anesthesia , medicine , head (geology) , surgery , biology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , paleontology
Head injury presents a major worldwide social, economic, and health problem. Hyperglycemia is a significant indicator of the severity of injury and predictor of outcome, which can easily be prevented. There has been a long-standing controversy regarding the use of inhalational or intravenous (i.v.) anesthetic agents for surgery of head injury cases and impact of these agents on blood sugar level.