Conference Preoperative Evaluation Management of Endocrine Disorders

Most common endocrine disorders affecting surgical patients

5. DM
5. Thyroid dysfunction
5. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression

Questions

1. Why  should we pay special attention to diabetic patients during preoperative period?
2. Who should be screened for DM before surgery?
3. Which factors correlate more with perioperative outcome in diabetic patients?
4. When should the surgery be postpone?
5. How glycemic variability can affect patients in perioperative period?
6. What are the glycemic targets?
7. How Oral anti-diabetic medication should be managed in perioperative period?
8. How insulin dependent patients should be managed in perioperative period?