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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital
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 incl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31294080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edm2.62 |
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author | Chua, Jia Min Lim, Weiying Bee, Yong Mong Goh, Su‐Yen Edmund Chan Tick, Chia Andrew Tan Xia, Huang Wee, Zongwen Xin, Xiaohui Ang, Li Chang Heng, Wee May Teh, Ming Ming |
author_facet | Chua, Jia Min Lim, Weiying Bee, Yong Mong Goh, Su‐Yen Edmund Chan Tick, Chia Andrew Tan Xia, Huang Wee, Zongwen Xin, Xiaohui Ang, Li Chang Heng, Wee May Teh, Ming Ming |
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description | 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 < 0.01), a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (34.6 ± 31.4 mL/min vs 44.8 ± 28.9 mL/min, P = 0.01) and a higher proportion of these patients suffered from recurrent hypoglycaemia during the admission (38.9% vs 27.7%, P = 0.04). In addition, they had higher white cell counts (11.1 ± 4.8 × 10(9)/L vs 9.3 ± 3.2 × 10(9)/L) and lower albumin concentrations (32.9 ± 6.6 g/L vs 36.8 ± 4.9 g/L). Bivariate analysis showed that the same factors were associated with prolonged LOS. Identification of risk factors associated with prolonged LOS provides the opportunity for intervention to reduce the LOS and improve the outcomes for these patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-66132272019-07-10 Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital Chua, Jia Min Lim, Weiying Bee, Yong Mong Goh, Su‐Yen Edmund Chan Tick, Chia Andrew Tan Xia, Huang Wee, Zongwen Xin, Xiaohui Ang, Li Chang Heng, Wee May Teh, Ming Ming Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Original Articles 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 < 0.01), a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (34.6 ± 31.4 mL/min vs 44.8 ± 28.9 mL/min, P = 0.01) and a higher proportion of these patients suffered from recurrent hypoglycaemia during the admission (38.9% vs 27.7%, P = 0.04). In addition, they had higher white cell counts (11.1 ± 4.8 × 10(9)/L vs 9.3 ± 3.2 × 10(9)/L) and lower albumin concentrations (32.9 ± 6.6 g/L vs 36.8 ± 4.9 g/L). Bivariate analysis showed that the same factors were associated with prolonged LOS. Identification of risk factors associated with prolonged LOS provides the opportunity for intervention to reduce the LOS and improve the outcomes for these patients. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6613227/ /pubmed/31294080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edm2.62 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Chua, Jia Min Lim, Weiying Bee, Yong Mong Goh, Su‐Yen Edmund Chan Tick, Chia Andrew Tan Xia, Huang Wee, Zongwen Xin, Xiaohui Ang, Li Chang Heng, Wee May Teh, Ming Ming Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title | Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title_full | Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title_short | Factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
title_sort | factors associated with prolonged length of stay in patients admitted with severe hypoglycaemia to a tertiary care hospital |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31294080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edm2.62 |
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