New-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) develops in approximately 15% of liver transplant recipients, and a similar proportion of patients have diabetes prior to transplantation. Preexisting diabetes and probably NODM are associated with increased mortality and risk of infection. NODM occurs more frequen
Challenges in the diagnosis and management of new-onset diabetes after transplantation
โ Scribed by Moro O. Salifu; Fasika Tedla; Preethi V. Murty; Serhat Aytug; Samy I. McFarlane
- Book ID
- 107536145
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 310 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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