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Relationship between glycaemia and length of hospital stay during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Burt M. G.,
Roberts G. W.,
AguilarLoza N. R.,
Quinn S. J.,
Frith P. A,
Stranks S. N.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12157
Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine
We have assessed whether glucose concentration and patient outcome are related in hospitalised patients when glycaemia is quantified in detail. Continuous glucose monitoring was performed on 47 consecutive subjects with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Length of hospital stay increased by 10% for each mmol/L increase in mean glucose ( P = 0.01). In a multivariable analysis, mean glucose was independently associated with length of hospital stay ( P = 0.02). These data add weight to evidence that hyperglycaemia may adversely affect patient outcomes in hospitalised patients.