Controlled Glucose
Monday 6th July 2009 21:29
A new study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with uncontrolled glucose levels were more than 3 times as likely to experience a stroke or death after joint replacement surgery and about twice as likely to experience post-operative bleeding and infection, these patients were also more likely to experience surgical complications, infection, blood transfusions and longer hospitals stays. According to the study, regardless of diabetic type, complications are less likely to occur when a patient with diabetes has glucose levels under control.
