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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2015; 21(22): 6835-6841
Published online Jun 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i22.6835
Predictive roles of intraoperative blood glucose for post-transplant outcomes in liver transplantation
Chul Soo Park
Chul Soo Park, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Author contributions: Park CS solely contributed to the paper.
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Correspondence to: Chul Soo Park, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, South Korea. p6c8s17@yahoo.co.kr
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Received: November 26, 2014
Peer-review started: November 27, 2014
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 25, 2015
Accepted: April 16, 2015
Article in press: April 17, 2015
Published online: June 14, 2015
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Core tip: Despite the fact that blood glucose control is essential in critically ill patients, glucose levels are typically not managed effectively in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Currently, there are insufficient data from clinical studies on intraoperative glucose in liver transplantation to establish guidelines for glucose management of these patients. Intraoperative features of blood glucose levels may be related to immediate and deleterious outcomes after liver transplantation. Identification of these associations will help to emphasize the prognostic role of intraoperative glucose, and stimulate the establishment of a standard protocol for intraoperative glucose management in liver transplantation.