Is a minimum blood glucose value less than or equal to 120 mg/dL under glycemic control associated with increased 14-day mortality in nondiabetic intensive care unit patients with sepsis and stress hyperglycemia?
A 72-min-BGV less than or equal to 120 mg/dL was an independent risk factor for 14-day mortality in nondiabetic patients with hyperglycemia admitted to our intensive care unit due to severe sepsis, but not in diabetic patients under the same setting.
Pancreatic stump features evaluation, including histology, can help the surgeon in fitting postoperative management to patient individual risk after pancreaticoduodenectomy.