Interventional medicine & applied science
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Interv Med Appl Sci · Dec 2014
Impact of the insulin and glucose content of the postoperative fluid on the outcome after pediatric cardiac surgery.
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the insulin and glucose content of the maintenance fluid in influencing the outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery. ⋯ Insulin treatment appeared to decrease mortality, and lower glucose content was associated with lower occurrence of adverse events.