Open AccessThe association between glucose levels and hospital outcomes in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Ebtesam Islam,
Chok Limsuwat,
Teerapat Nantsupawat,
Gilbert Berdine,
Kenneth Nugent
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.151439
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , logistic regression , odds ratio , intensive care unit , pulmonary disease , diabetes mellitus , retrospective cohort study , database , endocrinology , computer science
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.