Preoperative steroids triggering diabetic ketoacidosis in the neurosurgical patient

J Clin Anesth. 2018 May:46:33-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.12.025. Epub 2018 Mar 26.

Authors

Syed Abdul Rahman¹, Arunabha Karmakar², Mamdouh M Almustafa¹, Neeraj Kumar³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address: AKarmakar@hamad.qa.
³ Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 29414610
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.12.025

No abstract available

Keywords: Diabetic ketoacidosis; Neurosurgery; Serum glucose monitoring; Steroid.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Glucose
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
Craniotomy
Dexamethasone / adverse effects
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / urine
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / blood
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / chemically induced*
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / drug therapy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / urine
Female
Glioma / diagnostic imaging
Glioma / therapy*
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Humans
Insulin / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Preoperative Care / adverse effects*
Preoperative Care / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glucocorticoids
Insulin
Dexamethasone