Preoperative hemoglobin A1c and perioperative blood glucose in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing spinal cord stimulation surgery: A literature review of surgical site infection risk.

Jonathan M Hagedorn Markus A BendelBryan C HoelzerRohit AiyerDavid Caraway

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2022)

Preoperative HbA1c levels in patients with a history of DM is not a singularly sufficient tool to estimate risk of perioperative infection in SCS implantation surgery. Published guidelines on perioperative management of DM do not suggest a specific HbA1c above which surgery should be delayed; intentional perioperative glycemic control is recommended.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
surgical site infection
blood glucose
patients undergoing
type diabetes
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
cardiac surgery
spinal cord
insulin resistance
randomized controlled trial
clinical practice
neuropathic pain
systematic review
metabolic syndrome