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EditorWith interest, we have read the article by Hans and colleagues1 entitled Blood glucose concentration profile after 10 mg dexamethasone in non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic patients undergoing abdominal surgery. In recent years, an increasing amount of attention has been directed at perioperative and critical illness hyperglycaemia, as hyperglycaemia has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates.2 3 Several risk factors have been identified that increase the risk of hyperglycaemia in the perioperative period,
Liege, Belgium
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