Perioperative Management of Diabetes Mellitus Author: Nadia A. Khan, MD; William A. Ghali, MD; Susan E. Spratt, MD; Melanie E. Mabrey, MSN, ACNP, BC-ADM
Editorial changes - 2012-01-03
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Elements of Risk
Whom and How to Assess
Interventions to Decrease Risk
Patient Education
Follow-up
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Elements of Risk

Appreciate that patients with diabetes are at increased risk for perioperative complications and morbidity, including cardiovascular and infectious complications and ketoacidosis. B

  • Be aware that patients with diabetes are at risk for developing perioperative complications that are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, including:
    • Hyperglycemia
    • Hypoglycemia
    • DKA
    • Postoperative infections such as wound and urinary tract infections
    • Cardiac complications such as MI and death (see module Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment)
    • Postoperative stroke
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Melanie E. Mabrey, MSN, ACNP, BC-ADM has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Nadia A. Khan, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Susan E. Spratt, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. William A. Ghali, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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