Association Between Intraoperative Blood Glucose and Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery.
Muriël ReudinkDaitlin E HuismanStephanus J van RooijenAloysius G LieverseHidde M KroonRudi M H RoumenFreek DaamsGerrit D Slooternull nullPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)
Incidence and severity of intraoperative hyperglycemia are associated with anastomotic leakage in non-diabetic patients. Whether hyperglycemia is an epiphenomenon, a marker for other risk factors or a potential modifiable risk factor per se for anastomotic leakage requires future research.