Am. Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists

Improved blood sugar control under supervision does not increase costs

Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, May 6th, 2004

A study released by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) found that patients with diabetes who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and have strict blood sugar control monitored by an endocrinologist do not incur increased healthcare costs and may actually experience a decreased risk of infection, length of hospital stay, and mortality.

The study is published in the March/April 2004 issue of AACE's peer-reviewed journal Endocrine Practice.

The study compared patients with diabetes undergoing CABG at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who were conventionally treated with insulin as directed by anesthesia...

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