The Association Between Hyperglycaemia and Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery

Introduction: Perioperative glucose concentrations are important in predicting outcomes after cardiac surgery [ 1 Ascione R. Rogers C.A. Rajakaruna C. Angelini G.D. Inadequate blood glucose control is associated with in-hospital mortality and morbidity in diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Circulation. 2008; 118: 113-123 Crossref PubMed Scopus (95) Google Scholar , 2 Duncan A.E. Abd-Elsayed A. Xu M. Soltesz Koch C. Role of intraoperative and postoperative blood glucose concentrations in predicting outcomes after cardiac surgery. Anesthesiology. 2010; 112: 860-871 Crossref PubMed Scopus (116) Google Scholar ], in both patients with and without diabetes. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of hyperglycaemia on the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality.