Anesthetic Management of Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus
0.5 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
Dogs with diabetes mellitus present unique anesthetic challenges due to alterations in glucose metabolism, electrolyte balance, hydration status, and the physiologic stress response associated with anesthesia and surgery. Appropriate perioperative management is essential to minimize complications such as hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, electrolyte disturbances, and delayed recovery. This presentation reviews the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus relevant to anesthesia, preanesthetic patient assessment and stabilization, perioperative insulin and blood glucose management, anesthetic drug selection, monitoring strategies, and postoperative care. Emphasis will be placed on practical clinical decision making, including perioperative insulin adjustments, glucose supplementation, anesthetic protocol selection, and recognition and treatment of perioperative complications. Attendees will gain a systematic approach to anesthetizing diabetic dogs safely while optimizing patient stability and recovery.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the pathophysiologic changes associated with diabetes mellitus that influence anesthetic
management in dogs. - Identify appropriate preanesthetic stabilization strategies, insulin protocols, and monitoring parameters for
diabetic canine patients undergoing anesthesia. - Apply anesthetic drug selection principles to develop safe perioperative anesthetic plans for dogs with
diabetes mellitus. - Evaluate perioperative blood glucose trends and postoperative recovery parameters to minimize anesthetic
complications in diabetic patients
Michele (Mike) Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA
Michele (Mike) Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA, graduated from the University of Turin in Italy in 2002, where he completed his PhD in veterinary oncology in 2006. In the United States he completed a rotating internship in small-animal medicine and surgery at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After his internship he stayed at Purdue for his anesthesiology residency and master’s degree. He worked at the University of Minnesota for 3 years as an assistant clinical professor in anesthesia before joining the University of Georgia in 2013. His clinical interests include pain, critical patient management, and large-animal anesthesia.
This course is RACE-approved for 0.5 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by Parnell.
