Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews
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Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. · Oct 2021
Comparing outcomes of diabetic ketoacidosis hospitalisations in patients with diastolic heart failure: A retrospective propensity matched analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a known complication of patients with diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients admitted with a diagnosis of DKA with, and without, diastolic heart failure (DHF). ⋯ Patients with DKA showed no statistically significant difference in mortality if they did or did not have a secondary diagnosis of DHF within the same admission.
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Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. · Mar 2021
Observational StudyCharacteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients with and without diabetes.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly progressing pandemic, with four million confirmed cases and 280 000 deaths at the time of writing. Some studies have suggested that diabetes is associated with a greater risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19. The primary objective of the present study was to compare the clinical features and outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with vs without diabetes. ⋯ Diabetes was prevalent in a quarter of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19; it was associated with a greater risk of ICU admission but not with a significant elevation in mortality. Further investigation of the relationship between COVID-19 severity and diabetes is warranted.
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Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. · Jan 2021
Multicenter Study Observational StudyNeck circumference as reliable predictor of mechanical ventilation support in adult inpatients with COVID-19: A multicentric prospective evaluation.
COVID-19 is especially severe for elderly subjects with cardiometabolic and respiratory comorbidities. Neck circumference (NC) has been shown to be strongly related to cardiometabolic and respiratory illnesses even after adjustment for body mass index (BMI). We performed a prospective study to investigate the potential of NC to predict the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in adult COVID-19 inpatients. ⋯ NC is an easy to measure parameter able to predict the need for IMV in adult COVID-19 inpatients.
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Diabetes Metab. Res. Rev. · Mar 2020
Diabetes is a risk factor for the progression and prognosis of COVID-19.
To figure out whether diabetes is a risk factor influencing the progression and prognosis of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ⋯ Our data support the notion that diabetes should be considered as a risk factor for a rapid progression and bad prognosis of COVID-19. More intensive attention should be paid to patients with diabetes, in case of rapid deterioration.