Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital
| Autor: | Wee May Heng, Huang Andrew Tan Xia, Weiying Lim, Chia Edmund Chan Tick, Zongwen Wee, Su-Yen Goh, Xiaohui Xin, Li Chang Ang, Jia Min Chua, Ming Ming Teh, Yong Mong Bee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:RC648-665 business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Renal function diabetes complications Mean age Original Articles Tertiary care hospital medicine.disease lcsh:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology Internal medicine Charlson comorbidity index Diabetes mellitus medicine In patient Original Article business Glycated haemoglobin hypoglycaemia |
| Zdroj: | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2398-9238 |
| Popis: | Summary Severe hypoglycaemia carries considerable morbidity and potential mortality. We aim to elucidate the factors which were associated with a prolonged length of stay (LOS) among patients with diabetes who were admitted to the hospital with severe hypoglycaemia. Three hundred and four patients were included in the analysis, with a mean age of 70.6 ± 11.3 years, mean glycated haemoglobin of 6.9 ± 1.3% and median LOS of 3 days. Patients with a LOS >3 days had significantly higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) (4.9 ± 2.1 vs 4.1 ± 2.1, P |
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