John Kratz, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses blood glucose monitoring in the peri-operative period in heart surgery.

References and Resources
Hovorka R, Kremen J, Blaha J, et al. Blood glucose control by a model predictive control algorithm with variable sampling rate versus a routine glucose management protocol in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;92(8):2960-4.

Kersten JR, Warltier DC, Pagel PS. Aggressive control of intraoperative blood glucose concentration: a shifting paradigm? Anesthesiology. 2005 Oct;103(4):677-8.

Pennell L, Smith-Snyder CM, Hudson LR, Hamar GB, Westerfield J. Practice changes in glycemic management and outcomes in coronary artery bypass surgery patients. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2005 Jan-Feb;20(1):26-34.

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