197 Perioperative Diabetic Medication Prescribing- Adherence to Local Guidelines

Abstract Aim Optimization of diabetic medications around the time operation is critical to avoid complications, hence we aimed conduct an audit review perioperative medication prescribing. Method Drug charts for peri-operative cardiac and thoracic patients were reviewed retrospectively on Medchart, a local electronic system used prescribing medications. The omission or adjustment oral anti-diabetic insulin prescriptions recorded. Results Over one-month period, 104 recorded with average age 65.8 out which 21 diabetic. Conclusions Our Audit demonstrated errors in We focused our intervention by circulating poster depicting guidelines doctors ANP offices. did re-audit two months’ check adherence. These are findings found 101 patients: -