Open AccessThe impact of preoperative testing for blood glucose concentration and haemoglobin A1c on mortality, changes in management and complications in noncardiac elective surgery
Author(s) -
Matthias Böck,
Tim Johansson,
Gerhard Fritsch,
Maria Flamm,
Bernhard Hansbauer,
Eva Mann,
Andreas Sönnichsen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000000117
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , diabetes mellitus , cohort , elective surgery , blood management , population , surgery , incidence (geometry) , preoperative care , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , physics , environmental health , optics , endocrinology
The risks associated with surgery are elevated in patients with diabetes mellitus. For this reason, preoperative diagnostics frequently include the measurement of blood glucose and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), but it is unclear whether these tests contribute to improved perioperative or postoperative outcomes.