Case Report

Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Sedated Patient after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Blood tests of our patient at 5 different occasions.

Timea
Labs (unit)OPD (2 months)PreopPostopPostop^Postop day 1

RBS (mg/dL)130–210 ↑145–18816672–189
FBS (mg/dL)146 ↑
HBA1c (%)10.24 ↑8.38 ↑
Na+ (mmol/L)140150 ↑152 ↑146
K+ (mmol/L)4.344.374.603.55
Cl (mmol/L)105110 ↑113 ↑110 ↑
HCO3- (mmol/L)2219 ↓15 ↓27
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.47 ↑1.111.031.191.18
BUN (mg/dL)2022 ↑23 ↑20
e-GFR (mL/min)51 ↓70766465
HGB (g/dL)13.7012.709.20 ↓8.20 ↓7.40 ↓
WBC (K/UL)4.37 ↓4.5815.62 ↑13.12 ↑8.26
PLT (K/UL)260227138 ↓166111 ↓

aTime represents the time in which the blood samples were taken, not the results. Postoperative day 0 immediately after the patient was shifted to the ICU; hour 0. ^Postoperative day 0; hour 6. RBS: random blood glucose; FBS: fasting blood glucose; HBG: hemoglobin; WBC: white blood cells; PLT: platelets; OPD: outpatient department; preop: preoperatively; postop: postoperatively.