Incidence of diabetes mellitus and its complications in patients coming to Anesthesia Department of SGRH for general surgical and gynaecological procedures

Aim: to determine the frequency of diabetes and its complications in patients coming for general surgical and gynaecological procedures. study design: observational study. duration of study: from january 2014 to april 2014 methods: this study was conducted in the general and gynaecological operation theatres of sir ganga ram hospital lahore. a total of 821 patients were included in the study. out of that 725 patients were non diabetic and 96 patients were diabetic. all patients were investigated through standard laboratory tests. the data was collected on a specially designed proforma and was analysed by spss version 17. results: a total of 821 patients came for general surgical and gynaecological procedures. out of that 725 (87%) patients were non diabetic and 96(13%) were diabetic. out of 96 diabetic patients 63(66%) were females and 33(34%) were males. male to female ratio was 1: 2. diabetic complications like retinopathy,gastropresis,autonomic neuropathy,microangiopathy and ischaemic heart disease were observed in 42.7% diabetic patients. conclusion: prevalence of diabetes and its complications is high among surgical patients. there is a need to educate and create awareness about diabetes and its complications. further studies are required to be conducted at multiple centres to know the more precise incidence of diabetes mellitus and its complications.