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Optimizing Bariatric Surgery outcomes: the impact of preoperative elevated hemoglobin A1c levels on composite perioperative outcome measures.

Alexander HartPaolo GoffredoRory CarrollRyan LehmannPeter NauJessica SmithSajida AhadWei BaoImran Hassan
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
HbA1c levels and presence of trainees in the OR are modifiable preoperative risk factors for adverse events following bariatric surgery. Improving preoperative glycemic control may be an effective and achievable quality improvement measure.
Keyphrases
  • bariatric surgery
  • glycemic control
  • patients undergoing
  • weight loss
  • quality improvement
  • type diabetes
  • obese patients
  • blood glucose
  • cardiac surgery
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • acute kidney injury