Changes in activity of autonomic nervous system in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus after non-cardiac surgery / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the activity of autonomic nervous system (ANS) in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus ( DM) after non-cardiac surgery. Mehtods Thirty ASA Ⅰ-Ⅲ patients aged ≥ 60 yrs undergoing elective abdominal surgery or operation on the lower limbs were assigned to one of 2 groups ( n =15 each) : DM group and non-DM group. The patients were monitored with Holter (DMS Co, U.S. A) the day before and on the 1st and 2nd day after operation. Heart-rate variability (HRV) including total power (TP), high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF), very low frequency (VLF) and LF/HF ratio were recorded. Results TP and HF were significantly lower in DM group than in non-DM group before operation ( P