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Is pre-operative haemoglobin A1c level a successful predictor of adverse outcome after cardiac surgery?

Authors: Ai Hooe Tee, R Hasan, KE Mclaughlin, DJM Keenan, S Datta

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Special Issue 1/2015

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Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus increases morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Haemoglobin A1c (Hb A1c) is used to measure long-term glucose control. There have been reports of a higher incidence of wound infections with uncontrolled Hb A1c levels in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. …

Title: Is pre-operative haemoglobin A1c level a successful predictor of adverse outcome after cardiac surgery?
Authors: Ai Hooe Tee
R Hasan
KE Mclaughlin
DJM Keenan
S Datta
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A328

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