Published: 21 June 2016
Author(s): Inge Hommel, Petra J. van Gurp, Cees J. Tack, Reinier P. Akkermans, Hub Wollersheim, Marlies E.J.L. Hulscher
Section: Letters to the Editor
Surgery for patients with diabetes is associated with longer hospital stay, more use of healthcare resources and increased perioperative morbidity and mortality compared to patients without diabetes [1,2]. This may – in part – be explained by suboptimal perioperative diabetes care.