RT Journal
A1 Jacober SJ, Sowers JR
T1 AN update on perioperative management of diabetes
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1999
FD November 8
VO 159
IS 20
SP 2405
OP 2411
DO 10.1001/archinte.159.20.2405
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.20.2405
AB Surgery in the patient with diabetes mellitus is relatively common, as the numbers of persons with diabetes is increasing and diabetes predisposes to medical conditions that require surgical intervention. An estimated 25% of diabetic patients will require surgery, and advances in perioperative care of these patients allow them to safely undergo the most complicated surgical procedures. We will review issues of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of diabetic patients.