Postoperative hyperglycemia and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: results from the Michigan surgical quality collaborative database

Purpose Our objective was to assess the relationship between high blood glucose levels (BG) in the early postoperative period and the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs), sepsis, and death following colorectal operations. Methods The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative database was quer...

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Published in:International journal of colorectal disease 2015-11, Vol.30 (11), p.1515-1523
Main Authors: Mohan, Sathish, Kaoutzanis, Christodoulos, Welch, Kathleen B., Vandewarker, James F., Winter, Suzanne, Krapohl, Greta, Lampman, Richard M., Franz, Michael G., Cleary, Robert K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Analysis
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Blood sugar
Colon - surgery
Colonic Diseases - surgery
Diabetes Complications - blood
Diabetics
Female
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Humans
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia - etiology
Infection
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Patient outcomes
Postoperative Complications - mortality
Proctology
Rectal Diseases - surgery
Rectum - surgery
Sepsis - etiology
Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection - etiology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Purpose Our objective was to assess the relationship between high blood glucose levels (BG) in the early postoperative period and the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs), sepsis, and death following colorectal operations. Methods The Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative database was queried for colorectal operations from July 2012 to December 2013. Normoglycemic (BG 
ISSN:0179-1958
1432-1262
DOI:10.1007/s00384-015-2322-7