Publications by authors named "T Schricker"
Introduction: l-glutamine has been shown to have cardioprotective effects in models of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Its potential cardioprotective effects when given before and during early reperfusion, however, have not been studied.
Methods: This study hypothesized that l-glutamine administered before and after myocardial ischemia provides better cardioprotection than when administered after ischemia only.
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- - This study investigated the highest safe dosage of intranasal insulin for patients undergoing cardiac surgery, focusing on potential hypoglycemia caused by different insulin doses.
- - A total of 27 out of 29 patients received either insulin or saline, with no hypoglycemia observed in doses up to 160 IU, but two patients experienced hypoglycemia at the highest dose of 240 IU.
- - The results suggest that while up to 160 IU of intranasal insulin is generally safe, caution is advised due to the risk of insulin entering systemic circulation in a dose-dependent manner.
Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a complication after surgery which leads to worse outcomes. The frequency of this syndrome is increasing as more elderly patients undergo major surgery. The frequency is around 10-25% but reaches as high as 50% for cardiac surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: While the Nova StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA, USA) is approved for point-of-care testing (POCT) in critically ill patients, its use during major abdominal surgery has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Nova StatStrip glucometer in patients undergoing major hepatobiliary procedures using the Parkes error grid (ISO15197:2013) and criteria defined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) POCT12-A3 guideline.
Methods: This study was a post hoc exploratory study of patients participating in a prospective randomized controlled trial on the effects of hyperinsulinemic normoglycemia (HNC) on infectious outcomes after hepatobiliary surgery.