A 66-year-old gentleman with a medical history significant for coronary artery disease and two prior MIs presented with substernal chest pain while walking that lasted 2-3 hours and was relieved by rest and sublingual nitroglycerin. He was admitted and cardiac catheterization revealed 90% proximal LAD stenosis, 90% mid LAD and 100% distal LAD stenosis, 100% mid LVB1, 80% mid circumflex, 70% proximal D1, 70% proximal PDA, and a right dominant circulation, with diffuse coronary calcification and extensive diffuse disease with small distal vessels. LAD in stent restenosis and collateral flow diffusely small left main. On 4/15/05, the patient underwent CABG x4 with SVG1 to RCA, and sequential graft of SVG2 to D1 and then OM1, with LIMA to LAD and an LAD endarterectomy. On arrival to the hospital, he was given 150 mg of Plavix, heparin 500 units for 48 hours, and aspirin that same night. He was also started on Enteric-coated aspirin 325 mg p.o. daily, atenolol 75 mg p.o. daily, Colace 100 mg p.o. t.i.d., oxycodone 5 mg to 10 mg p.o. q.6h. p.r.n. pain, Plavix 75 mg p.o. daily, Lantus 38 units subcutaneously at bedtime, NovoLog 18 units subcutaneous q.a.m., and Lasix with good effect. He required the transfusion of a unit of packed red blood cells and neosynephrine transiently, which was weaned off on postoperative day #2. He was also noted to have a preoperative urinary tract infection of E. coli for which he was started on levofloxacin on 0/5/05 and treated for five days. The patient was followed by the Diabetes Management Service for blood sugar control and was transitioned from IV insulin to subcutaneous insulin postoperatively. He was discharged to home in good condition on postoperative day #7 on the following medications and is to have a follow-up appointment with his cardiologist, Dr. Abusufait, in one to two weeks, and with his cardiac surgeon, Dr. Cederberg, in four to six weeks.
Has this patient ever been treated with insulin
transitioned from IV insulin to subcutaneous insulin postoperatively.