Open AccessClinical and epidemiological study of stress hyperglycemia among medical intensive care unit patients in Central India
Author(s) -
Jitendra Sharma,
Sachin Chittawar,
Ram Singh Maniram,
T. N. Dubey,
Ambrish Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.196011
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , stress hyperglycemia , diabetes mellitus , emergency medicine , endocrinology
Stress hyperglycemia is common in patients presenting at the emergency medical ward and is associated with poor prognosis and increased risk of mortality.