%0 Journal Article
%T Association between elevated pre-operative glycosylated hemoglobin and post-operative infections after non-emergent surgery
%A Aron Soleiman
%A I. Michael Leitman
%A Joseph M. Blankush
%A Trung Tran
%J Archive of "Annals of Medicine and Surgery".
%D 2016
%R 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.07.025
%X A chronic state of impaired glucose metabolism affects multiple components of the immune system, possibly leading to an increased incidence of post-operative infections. Such infections increase morbidity, length of stay, and overall cost. This study evaluates the correlation between elevated pre-operative glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and post-operative infections
%K Hyperglycemia
%K Surgery
%K Infections
%K Complication
%K Glycosylated hemoglobin
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990567/