title: Patients with chronic endocrine disease.
abstract: This article summarizes the key features and clinical considerations related to preoperative management and planning for the care of patients of common endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, adrenal insufficiency, thyroid disease), a less common disorder but one that has significant perioperative implications (acromegaly), and 2 disorders for which preoperative management is essential to good postoperative outcomes (pheochromocytoma and carcinoid syndrome). There are few evidence-based guidelines for preoperative management of chronic endocrine disease; hence, this review is based on recent subspecialty society consensus guidelines and professional society clinical practice recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Hospital, 22 South Greene Street, S11C, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: mnjoku@anes.umm.edu.
authors.forename: Mary Josephine
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Njoku
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D059035:Perioperative Period; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
keywords: Acromegaly; Adrenal insufficiency; Carcinoid; Diabetes mellitus; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Pheochromocytoma