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Predictive Value of Post- Operative Hyperglycemia On Outcome of CABG

ESCTS J • 2013
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Authors M ALASSL , A SALLAM
Keywords CABG, postoperative hyperglycemia, additional morbidities, mortality
Journal ESCTS J
Publisher EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Volume Journal of The Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery • Volume 20, Number (3-4) A3
Issue 3
Pages 117-124
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the frequency of postoperative (PO) hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients underwent Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery and to evaluate its predictability for the outcome of these patients.


Patients & Methods: The study included all patients assigned for CABG surgery and had no previous history of diabetes mellitus with preoperative fasting blood glucose of 180 mg/dl. Patients were categorized according RBG into: Normoglycemics had RBG