Intraoperative Glucose Management: When to Monitor and Who to Treat?

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Author: SpringerLink
Full Title: Intraoperative Glucose Management: When to Monitor and Who to Treat?
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URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12630-022-02358-2

Although most guidelines recommend perioperative treatment at 10 mmol·L−1, only the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland specifically discusses the intraoperative period and recommends that glucose levels up to 12 mmol·L−1 may be tolerated (View Highlight)
At an HbA1c of ≤ 7%, there is a reduced risk of infectious complications such as pneumonia, wound infection, urinary tract infection, and sepsis in noncardiac surgery. An HbA1c > 8% has been linked to increasing postoperative wound complications in knee arthroplasty (View Highlight)
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland has recommended that elective surgery be delayed when the HbA1c is > 8.5% (View Highlight)