Preoperative HbA1c > 8% Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative Study.
Seokchun LimHsueh-Han YehMohamed MackiTarek MansourLonni SchultzEdvin TelemiSameah HaiderDavid R NerenzJason M SchwalbMuwaffak AbdulhakPaul ParkIlyas AleemRichard EastonJad KhalilMiguelangelo Perez-CruetVictor W ChangPublished in: Neurosurgery (2021)
HbA1c > 8% is a reliable predictor of poor outcome in elective lumbar spine surgery. Clinicians should consider specialty consultation to optimize patients' glycemic control prior to surgery.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- glycemic control
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- patients undergoing
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- blood glucose
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- quality improvement
- skeletal muscle
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention