Impact of preoperative haemoglobin A1c levels on postoperative outcomes in adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery: A systematic review
Abby Yu,
Quynh Truong,
Karen Whitfield
et al.
Abstract:AimsDiabetes is known to increase morbidity and mortality after major surgery. However, literature is conflicting on whether elevated preoperative haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels are associated with worse outcomes following major noncardiac surgery. We aimed to investigate the effect of incremental preoperative HbA1c levels on postoperative outcomes in adults who had undergone major noncardiac surgery.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library databases for eligible studies publis… Show more
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