Articles and References

Following is a list of news releases, articles and references related to The Portland Protocol. Single copies of the articles can be downloaded and printed only for your personal research and study. In order to view PDF format documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) installed on your computer.

News Releases

June 1, 2005: The American Diabetes Association serving Oregon and Southwest Washington has awarded a $10,000 grant through its Elizabeth Furse Diabetes Grant Program to the Providence Heart and Vascular Institute (PHVI) to share information on The Portland Protocol. Learn more.

Articles

2004: Effect of Hyperglycemia and Continuous Intravenous Insulin Infusions on Outcomes of Cardiac Surgical Procedures: the Portland Diabetic Project: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Anthony P. Furnary, MD, YingXing Wu, MD, and Stephen O. Bookin, MD.

April 2, 2004: Hyperglycemia in the Hospital: Changing the Way We Think. Diabetes Spectrum, Volume 17, Number 2.

April 2, 2004: Portland-bred medical procedure is a lifesaver: Blood sugar strategy for surgery patients yields major results. Portland Tribune.

February 10, 2004: Health Care – New Portland Protocol Helps Diabetic Cardiac Surgery Patients: The Daily Record Maryland's Business & Legal News. This article highlights the efforts of Anthony Furnary, M.D., cardiac surgeon at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, to improve the mortality rate and reduce post-operative complications among diabetic surgical patients.

January 27, 2004: Health & Fitness. Plan Aids Diabetic Heart Patients. The New York Times, by Brian Libby (NYT). Discusses the Portland Protocol and its affect on outcomes of diabetic patients having heart surgery. (use the search function to locate the article).

October 21, 2003: Personal Health (A Special Report) Heart Beat: Trying to reduce the risks facing diabetic bypass patients. The Wall Street Journal, by Ron Winslow (use the search function to locate the article).

November 27, 2002: Making Changes to Save Lives: The Oregonian. The Portland Protocol represents a revolution in treating diabetics who undergo heart surgery, yet many in the medical community continue to resist this treatment.

1999: Continuous Intravenous Insulin Infusion Reduces the Incidence of Deep Sternal Wound Infection in Diabetic Patients After Cardiac Surgical Procedures: discuss the results of a ten-year study, showing the correlation between continuous intravenous insulin infusion in diabetic patients undergoing heart surgery and the reduced incidence of deep sternal wound infection. Furnary et al., Ann Thorac Surg –1999.

1997: Glucose Control Lowers the Risk of Wound Infection in Diabetics After Open Heart Operations: Zerr et al., Ann Thorac Surg – 1997

References

March 2004: Reducing Mortality Through Aggressive Blood Sugar Control at SSM Health Care: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Continuous Improvement Newsletter. This article references the work done by Anthony Furnary, M.D., at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) on controlling blood sugar in diabetic surgical patients.

Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection