Anaesthesia

at a Glance

Julian Stone and William Fawcett

Multiple Choice

Question 1.Which THREE of the following statements are correct? Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus:

A. should receive no insulin on the day of/during surgery.
B. have a significantly higher mortality than non-diabetics.
C. are more prone to postoperative infections than non-diabetics.
D. have an increased incidence of vascular disease.
E. have an increased rate of gastric emptying.
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