Prevention of Postoperative Ketosis in the Diabetic
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 106 (6) , 858-860
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1973.01350180092026
Abstract
The effect of hyperalimentation solutions providing near-normal caloric intake on ketone production was evaluated in two diabetic patients postoperatively. The first served as his own control. A diabetic requiring 60 units of insulin daily received hyperalimentation fluids by subclavian catheter after one procedure and the usual intravenous fluids after the second operation. High-caloric intravenous solutions reduce the risk of postoperative ketosis. The results of the initial experiment in nature were applied to another severe diabetic following subtotal gastrectomy and transverse colectomy.Keywords
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- Management of Diabetes Mellitus and SurgeryNew England Journal of Medicine, 1970