Prognosis of hypoglycemia episode in cirrhotic patients during hospitalization

• Published in: BMC gastroenterology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Hung, Tsung-Hsing, Tseng, Chih-Wei, Tsai, Chih-Chun, Lee, Hsing-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 09.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abscesses; Age; Alcoholism; Ascites; Bacterial infections; Cancer; Cirrhosis; Codes; Comorbidity; Complications and side effects; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Gastroenterology; Gender; Glucose; Health insurance; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Infections; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Males; Medical prognosis; Medical records; Metabolism; Mortality; Patient outcomes; Patients; Population studies; Prognosis; Survival analysis; Taiwan; United States > US

Background Studies have shown that hyperglycemia in cirrhotic patients increases mortality. However, no population-based study has evaluated the influence of hypoglycemia upon hospital admission on death in these patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of hypoglycemia at admission o...