Association of type 2 diabetes with in-hospital complications among women undergoing breast cancer surgical procedures. A retrospective study using the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database, 2013-2014.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To compare the type of surgical procedures used, comorbidities, in-hospital complications (IHC) and in-hospital outcomes between women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and age-matched women without diabetes who were hospitalised with breast cancer. In addition, we sought to identify factors associated with IHC in women with T2DM who had undergone surgical procedures for breast cancer. DESIGN:Retrospective study using the National Hospital Discharge Database, 2013-2014. SETTING:Spain. PARTICIPANTS:Women who were aged ≥40 years with a primary diagnosis of breast cancer and who had undergone a surgical procedure. We grouped admissions by T2DM status. We selected one matched control for each T2DM case. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The type of procedure (breast-conserving surgery (BCS)

SUBMITTER: Lopez-de-Andres A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695447 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature