Acute, severe hypoglycemia occurring during general anesthesia in a nondiabetic adult.

摘要

Hypoglycemia during general anesthesia is rarely reported in the nonpediatric, nondiabetic population. Here we report the unexpected development of intraoperative hypoglycemia in a 26-year-old Uzbekhas-tani male management consultant who presented emergently for max-illofacial surgery. He had no medical problems, allergies, significant family history, or previous problems during general anesthesia. Preoperative laboratory studies including liver function tests were normal. He was not intoxicated on admission and had not taken any other prohibited substances. A routine blood glucose level of 84 mg/dL had been recorded on the same morning of hospital admission.