“I am a diabetic and a blood pressure patient. Could anesthesia have any counter interactions during my surgery?”
I am a diabetic and a blood pressure patient. I am going to go for a bypass surgery to treat my heart blockages. Is there a risk of anesthesia reacting with my BP and diabetes medicines?
10 Answers
A lot of medicines used in anesthesia, alter the blood pressure and blood sugar. Your anesthesiologist should know how to use them safely.
Possibly. Speak to your physician anesthesiologist about those interactions, they are best able to answer those questions
All those things will be controlled by the anesthesiologist. He/she is trained to deal with those isdues
Hypertension and diabetes are common comorbidities among patients undergoing bypass surgery and anesthesiologists are well trained in dealing with such coexisting medical problems, so that no additional risks exist.
They have to adjust some medications. Depending on what drugs you take. Mostly important issue here is they have to properly control your blood pressure and blood sugar
We prefer to have stability of both high BP, also your DM prior to surgery.
Hello,
Yes, there is a chance that medications taken by the patient, and when they take that medication, can affect the care. We recommend against taking any diabetic medication on the day of surgery, however, there are exceptions on the severity of the diabetes and we work closely with the primary care doctor for the management of the diabetes surrounding the time of surgery. We allow and prefer the taking of certain blood pressure medication and not others. The anesthesia department of your medical center has guidelines regarding these medications. Please check with your doctor regarding the specific medications you take.
Dr. Ketch
Yes, there is a chance that medications taken by the patient, and when they take that medication, can affect the care. We recommend against taking any diabetic medication on the day of surgery, however, there are exceptions on the severity of the diabetes and we work closely with the primary care doctor for the management of the diabetes surrounding the time of surgery. We allow and prefer the taking of certain blood pressure medication and not others. The anesthesia department of your medical center has guidelines regarding these medications. Please check with your doctor regarding the specific medications you take.
Dr. Ketch
There are risks associated with all types of anesthesia, but these are typically controlled. It is standard for your treating physician and surgeon to examine you and obtain EKG and labs and you should meet with your anesthesiologist to review their recommendations and come up with the safest plan for administration of anesthesia during your surgery.
Physician anesthesiologists are well-trained to understand all medications and their possible interactions with anesthetics. You should have a scheduled meeting with an anesthesiologist several days before your planned surgery to be sure all of your medications are listed and understood by all of your physicians.
During this type of surgery the anesthesiologist reviews every medication you take to make sure there is appropriate anesthetic administered. Anesthetics do as they should potentiate and counteract with multiple medications. It is a job of anesthesiologist to keep everything in check during surgery
