Perioperative Glucose Control in Neurosurgical Patients

Table 1

Hypoglycemia causes in neurocritical care patients.

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(i) Starvation

  Prolonged hospitalization

  Pregnancy

(ii) Drug Induced

  Insulin (intensive insulin therapy)

  Hypoglycemic agents

  Alcohol

  Etomidate

  Beta blockers

  Cyprofloxacin

  Salicylates

  Enalapril

  Warfarin

  Acetaminophen

(iii) Sepsis

(iv) Renal dysfunction

(v) Hepatic dysfunction

(vi) Endocrine

  Hypopituitarism

  Adrenal insufficiency

  Hypothyroidism

  Hyperinsulinemia: parenteral nutrition

(vii) Idiopathic

(viii) Iatrogenic

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