Hyperglycemia in Severe and Critical COVID-19 Patients: Risk Factors and Outcomes.
In: Cureus, Jg. 14 (2022-08-02), Heft 8, S. e27611
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Background: Hyperglycemia is commonly seen in critically ill patients. This disorder was also seen in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and was associated with a worse prognosis. The current study determined the prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic implications of hyperglycemia in COVID-19 patients.
Method: This was a retrospective observational study performed in an intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients. Electronic data of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit from August 2nd to October 15th, 2021, were collected. Patients were divided into non-hyperglycemia, hyperglycemia in diabetic patients, and hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients. Primary outcomes were 28-day and in-hospital mortalities. Multinomial logistic regression and multivariable Cox regression models were used to determine the risk factors for hyperglycemia and mortality, respectively.
Results: Hyperglycemia was documented in 65.6% of patients: diabetic patients (44.8%) and new-onset hyperglycemia (20.8%). In-hospital and 28-day mortality rates were 30.2% and 26.1%, respectively. Respiratory failure, corticosteroid therapy, and a higher level of procalcitonin were risk factors for hyperglycemia in diabetic patients, whereas cardiovascular diseases, respiratory failure, and higher aspartate aminotransferase/glutamate aminotransferase ratio were risk factors for hyperglycemia in non-diabetic patients. The risk of the 28-day mortality rate was highest in the new-onset hyperglycemia (hazard ratio [HR] 3.535, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.338-9.338, p=0.011), which was higher than hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (HR 1.408, 95% CI 0.513-3.862, p=0.506).
Conclusion: Hyperglycemia was common in COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. Hyperglycemia reflected the disease severity but was also secondary to therapeutic intervention. New-onset hyperglycemia was associated with poorer outcomes than that in diabetic patients.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2022, Le et al.)
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Hyperglycemia in Severe and Critical COVID-19 Patients: Risk Factors and Outcomes.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Le, VT ; Ha, QH ; Tran, MT ; Le, NT ; Le, MK |
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Zeitschrift: | Cureus, Jg. 14 (2022-08-02), Heft 8, S. e27611 |
Veröffentlichung: | Palo Alto, CA : Cureus, Inc., 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2168-8184 (print) |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.27611 |
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