Perioperative blood glucose control during adult coronary artery bypass surgery

ABSTRACT
- CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT (CABG) procedures are among the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. People with cardiovascular disease who also have diabetes have a greater risk of poor outcomes after CABG procedures than patients who do not have diabetes.
- THIS LITERATURE REVIEW examines current information regarding perioperative blood glucose (BG) control. It emphasizes BG control in adults during the hypothermic period of cardiopulmonary bypass.
- HYPERGLYCEMIA, not the diagnosis of diabetes, significantly increases the risk of adverse clinical outcomes, longer hospitalizations, and increased health care costs. AORN J 81 (January 2005) 126-150.