New-onset diabetes after transplantation

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2007 Apr;68(4):190-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.4.190.

Abstract

New-onset diabetes after transplantation is a serious complication of organ transplantation that is becoming increasingly more common. New-onset diabetes after transplantation has implications for graft and patient survival. This article reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of new-onset diabetes after transplantation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Diabetes Mellitus / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Transplantation*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Hypoglycemic Agents