A 63-year-old man with type 2 diabetes using empagliflozin is scheduled for elective hernia repair in 5 days. To minimise peri-operative euglycaemic D...

Question

A 63-year-old man with type 2 diabetes using empagliflozin is scheduled for elective hernia repair in 5 days. To minimise peri-operative euglycaemic DKA risk, how should his SGLT2 inhibitor be managed?

Accepted Answer

Stop empagliflozin 3 days before surgery

Answer

Continue as usual through surgery

Answer

Hold only on the morning of surgery

Answer

Stop 1 day before surgery

Answer

Stop 7 days before surgery

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Perioperative Diabetes Management

A 63-year-old man with type 2 diabetes using empagliflozin is scheduled for elective hernia repair in 5 days. To minimise peri-operative euglycaemic DKA risk, how should his SGLT2 inhibitor be managed?