Stress hyperglycemia and surgical site infection in stable nondiabetic adults with orthopedic injuries

Richards, Justin E. MD; Hutchinson, Julie ACNP; Mukherjee, Kaushik MD, MSCI; Jahangir, Amir Alex MD; Mir, Hassan R. MD; Evans, Jason M. MD; Perdue, Aaron M. MD; Obremskey, William T. MD, MPH; Sethi, Manish K. MD; May, Addison K. MD

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery:

April 2014 - Volume 76 - Issue 4 - p 1070-1075

Stress hyperglycemia was associated with surgical site infection in this prospective observational cohort of stable nondiabetic patients with orthopedic injuries