This review highlights the increased risk of post-operative complications in patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia undergoing orthopedic surgery and discusses peri-operative management.
Highlights peri-operative risks in diabetic orthopedic patients; leaves open optimal management strategies pending higher-level evidence.
An increasing number of orthopedic operations are being carried out in an older population in whom the prevalence of diabetes is dramatically increasing. People having surgery with diabetes and hyperglycemia are at increased risk of post-operative complications. The peri-operative risks have been well demonstrated for cardiac surgery and, more recently, for orthopedic surgery. This paper considers the issues surrounding orthopaedic surgery in patients with diabetes and the significance and management of hyperglycemia in the peri-operative period.
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