Journal article
Preoperative hypoglycemia in a patient receiving insulin detemir.
- Abstract:
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The insulin regimen of a Type 2 diabetic presenting for surgery had been changed recently from a 70/30 mixture of insulin aspart protamine and aspart to insulin detemir and insulin glulisine. Preoperative instructions were to take the usual dose of basal, but none of the short-acting insulin. On the morning of surgery, the patient's blood glucose was low and remained so despite i.v. dextrose administration. A review of the basal insulin dose revealed that it had been inappropriately increased...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Anesthesia and analgesia
- Volume:
- 108
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 1836-1838
- Publication date:
- 2009-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1526-7598
- ISSN:
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0003-2999
- Source identifiers:
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244759
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:244759
- UUID:
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uuid:d387e81e-1f20-4410-978a-d7daba48750d
- Local pid:
- pubs:244759
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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