A Pharmacist-Led Practice to Improve Perioperative Glycemic Control in Elective Surgery.

Quality Improvement Success Stories are published by the American Diabetes Association in collaboration with the American College of Physicians and the National Diabetes Education Program. This series is intended to highlight best practices and strategies from programs and clinics that have successfully improved the quality of care for people with diabetes or related conditions. Each article in the series is reviewed and follows a standard format developed by the editors of . The following article describes an effort to facilitate the timely identification and treatment of pre- and postoperative hyperglycemia in people with diabetes having elective surgery at a tertiary care hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.