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ArticleHeliyon2021

The effect of intraoperative glycemic control on surgical site infections among diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Issa M Hweidi, Ala M Zytoon, Audai A Hayajneh, Salwa M Al Obeisat, Aysam I Hweidi

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04451655 (Glycemic Stability During the Intraoperative Period Among Patients With DM Undergoing CABG Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04451655 nacompletednot on this map

Glycemic Stability During the Intraoperative Period Among Patients With DM Undergoing CABG Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorAudai A. HayajnehRan2018 to 2018Enrolled72ConditionsBlood GlucoseArmsContinuous insulin infusion
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Intraoperative glycemic protocol calculator: automation in the OR.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025
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  7. Perioperative glycaemic control for people with diabetes undergoing surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Issa M HweidiFaculty of Nursing, Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Ala M ZytoonFaculty of Nursing, Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Audai A HayajnehFaculty of Nursing, Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Salwa M Al ObeisatFaculty of Nursing, Maternal-Child Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Aysam I HweidiFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Jordan University of Science and Technology · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePerioperative poor glycemic control in diabetic patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery has been associated with infectious complications, particularly surgical site infections that are linked with adverse health surgical outcomes

designA randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was employed in the study, with a convenience sample of 144 adult patients who were scheduled to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

settingA main referral heart institute in Amman, Jordan.

participantsSubjects were randomly assigned to either the tight glycemic control group (n = 72), which maintained an intraoperative blood glucose level of 110-149 mg/dl via continuous intravenous insulin infusion, or the conventional glycemic control group (n = 72), which maintained an intraoperative blood glucose level of 150-180 mg/dl via continuous intravenous insulin infusion. The postoperative SSIs among both groups were evaluated and compared by independent blinded physicians.

resultsThe primary findings of this study indicated no statistically significant difference between the two treatment groups in terms of SSI rates and their potential adverse surgical outcomes (p = 0.512).

conclusionNurses should consider the glycemic stability and glycemic control approach to minimize adverse surgical outcomes post CABG surgery. Healthcare providers should also carefully consider diabetic patients who have undergone CABG surgery and are at risk of developing postoperative SSIs. CLINICALTRIALSGOV IDENTIFIER: NCT04451655 was retrospectively registered in 30/06/2020.

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Coronary artery bypass graft surgeryDiabetic patientsGlycemic controlJordanSurgical site infections

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PMID34926859
PMCPMC8646993
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