Association Between Metformin Use and Mortality among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection

INTRODUCTION: Metformin has known mechanistic benefits on COVID-19 infection due to its anti-inflammatory effects and its action on the ACE2 receptor. However, some physicians are reluctant to use it in hypoxemic patients due to potential lactic acidosis. The primary purpose of the study was to dete...

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Autores principales: Ong, Angeli Nicole, Tan, Ceryl Cindy, Cañete, Maria Teresa, Lim, Bryan Albert, Robles, Jeremyjones
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34966196
http://dx.doi.org/10.15605/jafes.036.02.20

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