Defining the Association between Diabetes and Plastic Surgery Outcomes: An Analysis of Nearly 40,000 Patients

Background:. Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent comorbidity in patients presenting for surgery, impacting nearly 14% of adults in the United States. Although it is known that diabetic patients are at an increased risk for postoperative complications, there is a paucity of literature on the specif...

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Main Authors: David Goltsman, MBBS, Kerry A. Morrison, MD, Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001461