Importance of Hemoglobin A1c Levels for the Detection of Post-Surgical Infection Following Single-Level Lumbar Posterior Fusion in Patients with Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are vulnerable to infection. However, the mechanism underlying this remains unclear. We hypothesized that preoperative blood glucose levels in patients with DM may be a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI). W...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Jong Uk, Son, Dong Wuk, Kang, Kyung Tag, Lee, Su Hun, Lee, Jun Seok, Song, Geun Sung, Lee, Sang Weon, Sung, Soon Ki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurotraumatology Society 2019
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Clinical Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720269
http://dx.doi.org/10.13004/kjnt.2019.15.e36

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31720269
http://dx.doi.org/10.13004/kjnt.2019.15.e36

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