Introduction Elevated preoperative glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is believed to predict
complications in diabetic patients undergoing ventral hernia repair (VHR). Our objective was …

Importance Patients with medically complex conditions undergoing repair of large or
recurrent hernia of the abdominal wall are at risk for early postoperative hyperglycemia …

Background Although diabetes mellitus has been identified as a predictor of perioperative
morbidity after ventral hernia repair (VHR), it is unclear whether insulin-dependent diabetes …

Two national databases were analyzed to determine the effect of varying severity of diabetes
mellitus (DM) on ventral hernia repair (VHR) outcomes. The National Surgical Quality …

Background Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is diagnostic of and a measure of the quality
of control of diabetes mellitus. Both HbA1c and perioperative hyperglycemia have been …

Background Diabetes is a risk factor for postoperative complications. Previous meta-
analyses have shown that elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels are associated with …

Hernia surgery is commonly performed with a low rate of postoperative adverse events
(AEs). Risk of complications (eg, infection, bleeding, and superficial wound dehiscence) is …

Abstract Purpose Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels have been associated
with increased morbidity and mortality following several cardiac, colorectal, orthopedic, and …

Background Glycosylated hemoglobin A1 c (HbA1 c) has been described as a risk factor for
adverse outcome after cardiovascular and colorectal surgery, but not for obese patients …

Introduction In cardiac and orthopedic surgery, elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
is a modifiable risk factor for postoperative complications. However, in bariatric surgery …