BACKGROUND: Postoperative infections after brain surgery are a serious complication
potentially worsening the outcome of surgical treatment. Severe intraoperative …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative infection after craniotomy carries an increased risk of
morbidity and mortality. Identification and correction of the risk factors should be prioritized …

Background Perioperative hyperglycemia and its associated increase in morbidity and
mortality have been well studied in the critical care and cardiac surgery literature. However …

Background Intraoperative hyperglycemia has been associated with multiple postoperative
complications such as surgical site infection, myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. These …

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common cause of morbidity in general and vascular surgery
patients. There is inconsistent evidence on the association of glycemic status with SSI, and …

Background While pre and postoperative hyperglycemia is associated with increased risk of
surgical site infection, myocardial infarction, stroke and risk of death, there are no multicenter …

Background: Little is known about the relation between preoperative glycemic state and
neurosurgical outcomes. Improved understanding of this relationship may identify patients at …

Background The prognostic value of preoperative glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing is
controversial. The available evidence on the role of preoperative HbA1c in predicting …

Objective To evaluate the correlation between postoperative hyperglycemia and surgical
site infection among patients who underwent primary instrumented spinal fusion surgery …

Object In select patient populations, hyperglycemia has been shown to increase the risk of
surgical site infection (SSI), whereas stringent glucose control has improved outcomes. To …