Comprehensive management of post-transplant diabetes mellitus: from intensive care to home care.
Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication of solid organ and hematopoietic transplantation. This clinically oriented review article briefly summarizes the pathophysiology of PTDM, then presents a comprehensive clinical approach to diagnosis and therapy. Topics include the key clinical aspects of PTDM screening, diagnosis, and management during all phases following transplantation from the intensive care unit, to the inpatient ward, to the outpatient arena.
Goldberg
Philip A
PA
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. shayala@pol.net
D003422:Critical Care; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin