Diabetic control and coronary artery bypass: effect on short-term outcomes

• Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 281 - 287
• Main Authors: Strahan, Stephen, Harvey, Ryan M, Campbell-Lloyd, Andrew, Beller, Elaine, Mundy, Julie, Shah, Pallav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Biomarkers - blood; Blood Glucose - drug effects; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Comorbidity; Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects; Coronary Artery Bypass - mortality; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - mortality; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Diabetes Mellitus - blood; Diabetes Mellitus - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus - mortality; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin - therapeutic use; Prevalence; Queensland - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Blood glucose; postoperative complications; diabetes mellitus; coronary artery bypass; treatment outcome

Aim:To evaluate the effect of preoperative glycemic control on hospital morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients undergoing primary coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods:Data of 3857 patients undergoing primary coronary artery bypass grafting was prospectively collected and retrospectively an...