Hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes by surgical service for patients who had at least one capillary glucose measurement (POCT)
| Surgical type | Total cohort | Patients with diabetes | ||||
| Total | At least one POCT measurement | Any hyperglycemia | Moderate hyperglycemia | Severe hyperglycemia | ||
| All patients | 6576 | 1165 | 965 (82.8) | 633 (65.7) | 140 (16.9) | 47 (5.1) |
| Gastrointestinal | 1 (0.0) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| General surgery | 1336 (20.3) | 240 (20.6) | 198 (82.5) | 142 (59.2) | 34 (14.2) | 12 (5.0) |
| Gynecology | 930 (14.1) | 141 (12.1) | 122 (86.5) | 87 (61.7) | 18 (12.8) | 3 (2.1) |
| Neurosurgery | 625 (9.5) | 84 (7.2) | 73 (86.9) | 39 (46.4) | 12 (14.3) | 2 (2.4) |
| Ophthalmology | 2 (0.0) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Oral maxillofacial | 1 (0.0) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Orthopedic surgery | 1427 (21.7) | 263 (22.6) | 215 (81.1) | 134 (50.6) | 21 (7.9) | 11 (4.2) |
| Otolaryngology | 179 (2.7) | 33 (2.8) | 17 (51.5) | 12 (36.4) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3.3) |
| Plastic surgery | 186 (2.8) | 32 (2.8) | 30 (90.9) | 19 (57.6) | 4 (12.1) | 2 (6.1) |
| Radiology | 4 (0.1) | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Spine surgery | 856 (13.0) | 138 (11.9) | 117 (84.5) | 68 (28.6) | 14 (10.1) | 2 (1.4) |
| Thoracic surgery | 370 (5.6) | 50 (4.3) | 40 (80.0) | 32 (64.0) | 7 (14.0) | 2 (4.0) |
| Transplant | 126 (1.9) | 52 (4.5) | 48 (92.3) | 40 (76.9) | 15 (28.8) | 10 (19.2) |
| Urology | 21 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Vascular | 512 (7.8) | 128 (11.0) | 104 (81.3) | 59 (46.1) | 12 (42.9) | 2 (1.6) |
Capillary glucose between 4.0 and 10.0 mmol/L is considered within target; moderate hyperglycemia is 14.0–17.9 mmol/L; severe hyperglycemia is ≥18.0 mmol/L.
POCT, point-of-care testing.