NHS Diabetes guideline for the perioperative management of the adult patient with diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 420-433

  Dhatariya, K ^a   Levy, N ^b   Kilvert, A ^c   Watson, B ^d   Cousins, D ^e   Flanagan, D ^f   Hilton, L ^g   Jairam, C ^h   Leyden, K ^c   Lipp, A ^a   Lobo, D ⁱ   Sinclair Hammersley, M ^j   Rayman, G ^k  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g Bolton Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^h CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^j JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Diabetes; Guidelines; Perioperative management; Surgery; Variable rate intravenous insulin infusion

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; EXENDIN 4; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIPIZIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN GLULISINE; INSULIN LISPRO; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LIRAGLUTIDE; MEGLITINIDE; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; NEUTRAL INSULIN; PIOGLITAZONE; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN; REPAGLINIDE; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; VILDAGLIPTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTRAST INDUCED NEPHROPATHY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVENING DOSAGE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSION PUMP; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN RELEASE; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; KETOGENESIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIPOLYSIS; MEDICAL ERROR; METABOLIC STRESS; MORNING DOSAGE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FLUID THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84858255000     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03582.x     Document Type: Article

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