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  • Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin levels are associated with severe acute kidney injury following coronary artery bypass surgery

    • Posted: 05/31/2024
    • Author:

      Jorge Humberto Rodriguez-Quintero, John P. Skendelas, Donna K. Phan, Molly C. Fisher, Joseph J. DeRose, Leandro Slipczuk and Stephen J. Forest

    • CRMNews2024

    Abstract

    Background

    Diabetic patients are at increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following surgery. The significance of uncontrolled diabetes on kidney function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains controversial. Our aim was to study the association between pre-operative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and severe cardiac surgery-associated AKI (CSA-AKI) following CABG.

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