Coronary artery bypass surgery
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
Coronary artery bypass surgery hormonal manipulation
| Class I
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| "1. Use of continuous intravenous insulin to achieve and maintain an early postoperative blood glucose concentration less than or equal to 180 mg/dL while avoiding hypoglycemia is indicated to reduce the incidence of adverse events, including deep sternal wound infection, after CABG (Level of Evidence: B)"
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| Class IIb
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| "1. The use of continuous intravenous insulin designed to achieve a target intraoperative blood glucose concentration less than 140 mg/dL has uncertain effectiveness (Level of Evidence: B)"
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