Liver Transplant
Research on liver transplant discussed by scientists at University of California, Medical Department
Published in Blood Weekly, June 18th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common postoperative complication associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT). Although intraoperative hyperglycemia has been shown to be associated with adverse postoperative outcomes including overall infection rate in LT patients, a relationship between intraoperative hyperglycemia and SSI in LT has not been established."
"We sought to determine if intraoperative hyperglycemia was associated with SSI after LT. Patients undergoing LT at our medical center between January 2004 and November 2007 were included in the study....
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-18)
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