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Published on: June 11, 2012
Perioperative management with glucose solution and insulin.
Andelko Korusić1, Ada Hauptman, Ana Brundula
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Dubrava Zagreb, Croatia. akorusic@kbd.hr
Collegium Antropologicum
|August 11, 2009
Summary
Preoperative glucose infusion minimally impacts surgical stress markers. Postoperative non-glucose crystalloid solutions showed the smallest increase in blood glucose levels, with no clear benefit from specific replacements or insulin use.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Endocrinology
- Surgical Critical Care
Background:
- Surgical stress significantly elevates blood glucose levels.
- Optimal perioperative glucose management remains a key clinical challenge.
- Understanding the impact of preoperative glucose and postoperative replacement is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effect of preoperative glucose administration on blood glucose levels during surgical stress.
- To determine the most effective postoperative fluid and insulin replacement strategy.
- To analyze blood glucose as an indicator of surgical stress.
Main Methods:
- Prospective clinical trial with 208 non-diabetic patients undergoing major surgery.
- Randomized groups received either preoperative glucose solution or no glucose after fasting.
- Postoperative management involved 5 different crystalloid and insulin regimens; blood glucose monitored 14 times.
Main Results:
- All patients exhibited a statistically significant increase in blood glucose levels compared to baseline (p < 0.05).
- Preoperative glucose infusion only attenuated the metabolic and endocrine response during surgery.
- Postoperative non-glucose crystalloid solutions resulted in the smallest blood glucose increase.
Conclusions:
- Preoperative glucose infusion offers limited benefits in managing surgical stress response.
- Postoperative non-glucose crystalloid solutions appear most effective in minimizing blood glucose elevation.
- No specific postoperative replacement strategy or insulin use demonstrated a clear clinical advantage in managing surgical-induced hyperglycemia or insulin resistance.
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