Guideline for perioperative care for people with diabetes mellitus undergoing elective and emergency surgery (March 2021)

Summary

This guideline from The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) provides recommendations to support delivery of quality perioperative care for people with diabetes undergoing surgery, from time of contemplation of surgery to discharge back to the community.

The recommendations are supported by a set of practical and visual resources collated from units across the NHS, who have developed perioperative services for people with diabetes undergoing surgery.