title: Preparing the azotemic diabetic patient for surgery.
abstract: Azotemic diabetic patients have more risk of complications during or after surgery than those without diabetes and azotemia. These complications include infection, excessive bleeding, cardiovascular events, and electrolyte imbalance. The appropriate preoperative evaluation, measures to be taken to avoid the complications, and how to adequately manage blood sugar during surgery is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Woredekal
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D014511:Uremia / Q000601:surgery*