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Is Diabetes Mellitus associated with increased postoperative complications, hospitalization, and death in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Is Diabetes Mellitus associated with increased postoperative complications, hospitalization, and death in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery?
Diabetes Mellitus is a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes following non-cardiac surgery, highlighting the critical need for preoperative risk assessment.
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Supports intensified preoperative optimization for diabetic patients; confirms DM as independent risk factor for complications and mortality after non-cardiac surgery.
DM is a risk factor for any postoperative complications, hospitalization and death after non-cardiac surgery. These findings underscore the importance of preoperative risk factor assessment of DM for the safe outcome of surgical patients.
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