Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis After Cardiac Surgery In A Patient Treated With Empagliflozin For Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

We report a patient that developed severe euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA) after cardiac surgery. The patient was preoperatively treated with Empagliflozin and postoperatively presented with critical metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - August 2, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Peter Wohlrab, Matthias Kainz, Arno Schiferer, Bernhard Zapletal, Edda Tschernko Source Type: research