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Type 1 diabetes is a disorder of glucose metabolism that results from insulin deficiency secondary to autoimmune destruction of insulin-secreting β-cells. The prevalence of liver disease among diabetics is estimated to be between 17% and 100%(1).
Most of these data were obtained from studies of
Patients of 3 months to 18 years of age at the time of enrolment who have unexplained transaminase elevation (serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal) for more than 3 months and/or unexplained hepatomegaly or hepatosplenomegaly and/or obesity- unrelated
The majority of NAFLD patients are characterized by high body mass index, insulin resistance and they show a remarkably higher energy intake in comparison to individuals without hepatic steatosis. Several authors have proposed dietary weight loss strategies to ameliorate or reverse fatty liver
Step 1: Patient selection
The first step in the EGHEM/EGAM process is appropriate patient selection. Patients who have any of the following cardiovascular risk factors and/or comorbidities and are scheduled for a non-cardiac surgery are candidates for EGHEM/EGAM:
1. Urology/gynecology/General