Postoperative Hypoglycemia Is Associated With Worse Outcomes After Cardiac Operations Lily E. Johnston, MD, MPH, Jennifer L. Kirby, MD, PhD, Emily A. Downs, MD, Damien J. LaPar, MD, MS, Ravi K. Ghanta, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Benjamin D. Kozower, MD, MPH, Irving L. Kron, MD, Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, James M. Isbell, MD, MSCI The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 2, Pages 526-532 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.121 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Adjusted odds ratios of operative mortality and composite major morbidity; incidence rate ratios for postoperative length of stay (days) and intensive care unit hours. Hyperglycemic episodes alone were not associated with increased mortality risk, but patients with both hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic events were at significantly increased risk for all adverse events. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 526-532DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.121) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Adjusted odds ratios of major morbidity as a function of number of hypoglycemic episodes. Even a single episode of hypoglycemia is significantly associated with increased morbidity risk, but additional episodes were associated with increasing risk. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 526-532DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.121) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions