Perioperative diabetes care

Perioperative care of the geriatric patient with diabetes or hyperglycemia.

The incidence of diabetes in the geriatric population is increasing and the resulting co-morbidities have led to corresponding increases in hospital admissions and surgeries. The weight of the evidence and national guidelines should dissuade us from allowing uncontrolled hyperglycemia in the geriatric perioperative population, but the glycemic target should be modified upwards based on the indi...

Contemporary perioperative care strategies.

BACKGROUND Historically, the preoperative and postoperative care of patients with gastrointestinal cancer was provided by surgeons. Contemporary perioperative care is a truly multidisciplinary endeavour with implications for cancer-specific outcomes. METHODS A literature review was performed querying PubMed and the Cochrane Library for articles published between 1966 to 2012 on specific perio...

Ramadan Fasting and Diabetes Care

Perioperative care in older adults

Over the last 20 years, the number of older adults requiring surgical interventions has substantially increased and will continue to escalate as the population ages. Perioperative management of older patients poses challenges not encountered in younger individuals. People over 70 years of age are more likely to have multiple comorbidities, physical and cognitive impairments, and reduced cardiac...

Family-centered pediatric perioperative care.

FAMILY-CENTERED care is an approach to the planning and delivery of health care that is based on partnerships among patients, families, healthcare providers, and hospitals. Family-centered care encourages a collaborative, team approach that respects individual and family strengths, cultures, traditions, and expertise. Providing care in a family-centered way honors the involvement of the patient...