Muhammad Bilal, Abdul Haseeb, Mohammad Hassaan Khan, Akash Khetpal, Muhammad Saad, Mohammad Hussham Arshad, Mudassir Iqbal Dar, Najya Hasan, Rafia Rafiq, Maryam Sherwani, Haider Abbas, Ayesha Sultan, Maha Inam
INTRODUCTION: Perioperative hyperglycemia has been shown to be related to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in patients on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), both diabetic and non-diabetic. Blood electrolytes, like sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride play a very important role in the normal functioning of the body and can lead to a variety of clinical disorders if they become deficient. A minimal number of studies have been conducted on the simultaneous perioperative changes in both blood glucose and electrolyte levels during CPB in Pakistan...
September 1, 2016: Global Journal of Health Science