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The Presence of Diabetes and Higher HbA1c Are Independently Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Surgery.

Priscilla H YongLaurence WeinbergNiloufar TorkamaniLeonid ChurilovRaymond J RobbinsRonald MaRinaldo BellomoQue T LamJames D BurnsGraeme K HartJeremy F LewJohan MårtenssonDavid StoryAndrew N MotleyDouglas JohnsonJeffrey D ZajacElif Ilhan Ekinci
Published in: Diabetes care (2018)
Almost one-third of surgical inpatients age ≥54 years had diabetes. Diabetes and higher HbA1c were independently associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes after surgery.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance