Outcomes With Tight Control of Hyperglycemia in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients with or without diabetes may have high blood sugar levels due to stress response of
the body during heart surgery. This study is being done to determine if maintaining normal
blood sugar levels during open-heart surgery by using intravenous insulin results in a lesser
incidence of death, wound infections in the chest, disturbances of heart rhythm, kidney
failure, stroke and prolonged time on the breathing machine (artificial ventilation) within
30 days after surgery.