title: Response to: Elevated hemoglobin A1c is associated with readmission but not complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA engoren@pol.net.
authors.forename: Milo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engoren
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine Toledo, OH, USA Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Schwann
authors.affiliation: Outcomes Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Habib
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human