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Patrick Knight1, Jesse Chou1, Melissa Dusseljee1

  • 1Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, 1000 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA.

American Journal of Surgery
|November 24, 2019
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Keywords:
Enhanced recovery protocolsHyperglycemiaInsulin managementSurgery

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