Elevated hemoglobin a1c level and revisional bariatric surgery complications
Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a modifiable risk factor for postoperative complications. However, in bariatric surgery, as published by our group and others, elevated preoperative HbA1c may not be associated with increased postoperative complications. Previous literature has focused on primary bariatric surgery and has excluded the higher risk revisional surgery cohort.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Mahnoor Zia, Therese Hoof, Jiaqiong (Susan) Xu, Garth Davis, Aman Ali, Vadim Sherman, Nabil Tariq Tags: Original articles Source Type: research