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Gary L. Grunkemeier
Researcher at Providence Health & Services
Publications - 206
Citations - 15495
Gary L. Grunkemeier is an academic researcher from Providence Health & Services. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aortic valve replacement & Aortic valve. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 198 publications receiving 14618 citations. Previous affiliations of Gary L. Grunkemeier include Society of Thoracic Surgeons & University of British Columbia.
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Continuous intravenous insulin infusion reduces the incidence of deep sternal wound infection in diabetic patients after cardiac surgical procedures.
TL;DR: Use of perioperative continuous intravenous insulin infusion in diabetic patients undergoing open heart surgical procedures significantly reduces major infectious morbidity and its associated socioeconomic costs.
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Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Anthony P. Furnary,Guangqiang Gao,Gary L. Grunkemeier,Ying Xing Wu,Kathryn J. Zerr,Stephen O. Bookin,H.Storm Floten,Albert Starr +7 more
TL;DR: Continuous insulin infusion eliminates the incremental increase in in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting associated with diabetes, and should become the standard of care for glycometabolic control in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary arteries bypass surgery.
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Guidelines for reporting morbidity and mortality after cardiac valvular operations
L. Henry Edmunds,Richard E. Clark,Lawrence H. Cohn,Gary L. Grunkemeier,D. Craig Miller,Richard D. Weisel +5 more
TL;DR: The term "operated valve" refers to any cardiac valve altered by a surgeon during an operation as discussed by the authors, and is defined as any valve that can be replaced by a prosthetic valve.
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Glucose Control Lowers the Risk of Wound Infection in Diabetics After Open Heart Operations
Kathryn J. Zerr,Anthony P. Furnary,Gary L. Grunkemeier,Stephen O. Bookin,Vivek Kanhere,Albert Starr +5 more
TL;DR: The incidence of deep wound infection in diabetic patients was reduced after implementation of a protocol to maintain mean blood glucose level less than 200 mg/dL in the immediate postoperative period.
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Guidelines for Reporting Morbidity and Mortality after Cardiac Valvular Operations
L. Henry Edmunds,Richard E. Clark,Lawrence H. Cohn,Gary L. Grunkemeier,D. Craig Miller,Richard D. Weisel +5 more
TL;DR: The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Standardizing Definitions of Prosthetic Heart Valve Morbidity "revisited" the guidelines to update and clarify definitions within the guidelines and to consider recommendations made by others.