The association between glucose levels and hospital outcomes in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Corticosteroids used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations can cause hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients, and hyperglycemia may be associated with increased mortality, length of stay (LOS), and re-admissions in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We did thr...

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Autores principales: Islam, Ebtesam A., Limsuwat, Chok, Nantsupawat, Teerapat, Berdine, Gilbert G., Nugent, Kenneth M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25829959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.151439

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25829959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.151439

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