Diabetic control and coronary artery bypass: Effect on short-term outcomes

Stephen Strahan, Ryan M Harvey, Andrew Campbell-Lloyd, Elaine Beller, Julie Mundy, Pallav Shah

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Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the effect of preoperative glycemic control on hospital morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients undergoing primary coronary artery bypass grafting.

METHODS: Data of 3857 patients undergoing primary coronary artery bypass grafting was prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. There were 1109 (29%) diabetic patients, of whom 712 (64%) had hemoglobin A1c levels recorded. They were categorized by diabetic treatment: diet (179), oral hypoglycemic agent, (718) or insulin (212); and by diabetic control: hemoglobin A1c < 7 (265) or ≥7 (447). Nondiabetic patients (2,748) were used as controls.

RESULTS: The preoperative risk factors of hypertension (p < 0.001), hyperlipidemia (p < 0.001), renal failure (p < 0.04), peripheral vascular disease (p < 0.001), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (p < 0.04) were significantly more prevalent in diabetic patients. Major complications were not significantly different between the diabetic and control groups (p = 0.33), but minor complications were less frequent in diabetic patients (p = 0.03). Major and minor complications were not significantly different among the treatment subgroups of diabetic patients (p = 0.74 and p = 0.48) or in those with hemoglobin A1c < 7 and ≥7 (p = 0.23, p = 0.41).

CONCLUSIONS: Short-term outcomes were not affected by the degree of preoperative glycemic control or type of treatment used in diabetic patients undergoing primary coronary artery bypass grafting. A plausible explanation is strict protocol-driven glycemic control in the perioperative period.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-7
Number of pages7
JournalAsian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

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