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Revista mexicana de anestesiología
Print version ISSN 0484-7903
Abstract
SOSA-GARCIA, Jesús Ojino et al. Importance of glycemic control during the perioperative period in patients with diabetes mellitus. Rev. mex. anestesiol. [online]. 2020, vol.43, n.1, pp.48-52. Epub Sep 27, 2021. ISSN 0484-7903. https://doi.org/10.35366/cma201h.
Diabetes mellitus has become a public health problem worldwide, its incidence and prevalence have exponentially increased in recent decades, bringing with it an increase in acute and chronic complications associated with late diagnosis and failure of adherence to treatment. Patients with diabetes mellitus are more likely to require surgery compared to the general population, they may have serious complications associated with the surgical event such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, nephropathy and autonomic neuropathy, due to an increase in insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Therefore, metabolic control is a key element in the perioperative behavior of patients with diabetes mellitus where the joint collaboration of a multidisciplinary team (internist, surgeon and anesthesiologist) to define the best surgical and anesthetic strategies for a better outcome before, during and after surgery.
Keywords : Diabetes mellitus; glucose; complications; perioperative.