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AUGUST 4, 2016

Diabetes Predicts Post-op Complications in Cardiac Patients

San Diego—Diabetes has been found to be an independent predictor of several postoperative complications, including superficial surgical site infections (SSIs), sepsis and 30-day readmission, in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. According to the researchers, further investigation of the results may aid surgical planning and prevention of these adverse outcomes.

“Diabetic patients are common for CABG surgeries and present with unique postoperative